Mañjuśrī

bodhisattva in Mahāyāna Buddhism, who represents the transcendent wisdom of the Buddhas
Person bodhisattva Q471696
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Mañjuśrī

Summary

Mañjuśrī is a Bodhisattva[1]. They draws 2,054 Wikipedia views per month (bodhisattva category, ranking #5 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mañjuśrī is recorded as agender[3].
  • Mañjuśrī's instance of is recorded as Bodhisattva[4].
  • Mañjuśrī's instance of is recorded as literary character[5].
  • Mañjuśrī is part of Four Great Bodhisattvas (Womb Realm Mandala)[6].
  • Mañjuśrī is part of Eight Great Bodhisattvas[7].
  • Mañjuśrī is part of Eight Protectors of the Zodiac[8].
  • Mañjuśrī's Commons category is recorded as Mañjuśrī[9].
  • Mañjuśrī's said to be the same as is recorded as Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun[10].
  • Mañjuśrī's said to be the same as is recorded as Ame-no-Oshikumone[11].
  • Mañjuśrī's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mañjuśrī[12].
  • Mañjuśrī's from narrative universe is recorded as Journey to the West universe[13].
  • Mañjuśrī's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms[14].
  • Mañjuśrī's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[15].
  • Mañjuśrī's present in work is recorded as Journey to the West[16].
  • Mañjuśrī's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'मञ्जुश्री'}[17].
  • Mañjuśrī's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sa-sidd', 'text': '𑖦𑖗𑖿𑖕𑖲𑖫𑖿𑖨𑖱'}[18].
  • Mañjuśrī's different from is recorded as Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun[19].
  • Mañjuśrī's domain of saint or deity is recorded as wisdom[20].
  • Mañjuśrī's mount is recorded as lion[21].
  • Mañjuśrī's mount is recorded as peafowl[22].
  • Mañjuśrī's birthday is recorded as 4th day of the 4th month in the Chinese calendar[23].
  • Mañjuśrī's iconographic symbol is recorded as sword[24].
  • Mañjuśrī's iconographic symbol is recorded as Prajñāpāramitā[25].
  • Mañjuśrī's iconographic symbol is recorded as Ruyi[26].
  • Mañjuśrī's iconographic symbol is recorded as Nelumbo nucifera[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Mañjuśrī include Monju Nuclear Power Plant[28], a nuclear power plant[29], in Japan[30].

Why It Matters

Mañjuśrī draws 2,054 Wikipedia views per month (bodhisattva category, ranking #5 of 23).[2] They has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] They is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for them include Monju Nuclear Power Plant[28], a nuclear power plant[29], in Japan[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Investiture of the Gods. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q18858076. www2.buddhistdoor.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · Immanuelle · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Mañjuśrī
    Iconographic symbol sword, Prajñāpāramitā, Ruyi +1
    Birthday 4th day of the 4th month in the Chinese calendar
    Domain of saint or deity wisdom
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