Wenshu’s Connections

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Member of

• Four Great Bodhisattvas

  The Four Great Bodhisattvas of Chinese Buddhism comprise Guanyin, Wenshu, Puxian, and Dìzàng, each presiding over one of China's four sacred Buddhist mountains.

Equivalent to

• Manjushri(Buddhist),Manjushri(Tibetan),Monju(Japanese)

  Monju, Wenshu, and Manjushri are all forms of the bodhisattva of wisdom transmitted from the Sanskrit Mañjuśrī across East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions, each wielding the flaming sword of prajñā that cuts through ignorance.

Associated with

• Puxian,Rulai Fozu

  In the Huayan triad, Puxian and Wenshu flank Rulai Fozu as his chief attendants — Wenshu embodying wisdom and Puxian embodying practice, the twin pillars on which the Buddha's teaching rests.