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Manjushri

Heavenly beings and deities

Manjushri (Chin. Wenshu, Jap. Monju) is a bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism. His Sanskrit name means ‘Abundance of Grace’. Manjushri is held to be the embodiment of wisdom. Buddhist iconography portrays him carrying a book and wielding above his head a sword with which he cuts through the veils of ignorance.