Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva

文殊菩薩

Wutai Shan is the shrine of Manjusri Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of Great Wisdom.

Mañjuśrī is a bodhisattva associated with prajñā (insight) in Mahāyāna Buddhism. His name means "Gentle Glory" in Sanskrit.  Manjusri is one of the four great bodhisattvas who were the closest disciples of the Buddha. Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, normally holds a sword in one hand, to cut off all delusion,  and a Prajnaparamita Wisdom text in the other.

The image of Manjusri in Buddhist art usually seated on a lion and holding the sword of wisdom in one hand and a book or scroll in the other.

五台山是大智文殊菩薩的道場。

文殊菩薩，又稱文殊師利菩薩，亦稱妙吉祥菩薩，佛教四大菩薩之一，釋迦牟尼佛的左脅侍菩薩，代表智慧。因德才超群，居菩薩之首，故稱法王子。文殊菩薩的名字意譯為“妙吉祥”、“妙樂” 。文殊菩薩的形象為駕青獅、持寶劍，騎獅表威猛，持劍表智慧。文殊菩薩在佛教中是智慧的象徵，其注重一切般若，被稱智慧第一。