Deity with Flaming Sword | Manjushri Knowledge Bodhisattva
The magnificent Manjushri Knowledge Bodhisattva statue is 18.9 inches tall and is made of copper with a weight of 9.82 kg. It also features hand-carved gemstones, 24K gold gilding, and gold acrylic paints. The fiery sword that Manjushri holds in his right hand represents his ability to sever ignorance, delusions, and mental obscurations in order to reveal enlightenment. Manjushri is venerated as the personification of wisdom and insight. The intensity and transforming quality of knowledge, that can destroy illusion and can reveal ultimate truth, which is symbolized by the sword's flames.
Manjushri's youth symbolizes the pure constant renewing nature of enlightenment. His young appearance represents the idea that wisdom is ageless and always new, unaffected by the effects of aging or time. Manjushri, often referred to as the Bodhisattva of Knowledge, is highly revered in both the Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhist traditions for his ability to use recognizing wisdom to lead beings toward enlightenment.
Size: 18.9”/48cm (Height) x 15.7”/40cm (Base)
Weight: 9.82 kg
Material: 24K Gold Gilded, Gold & Acrylic Paintings, Hand Carved Gemstone, Copper Body
Manjushri is known as the Wisdom Bodhisattva. He is the personification of wisdom as
the route to enlightenment. In Mahayana Buddhism, Manjushri is related to prajna.
Manjushri is regarded as a fully enlightened Buddha in Northern Buddhism's Tantric literature, with many manifestations and appearances covering all four divisions of Tantra, simple and complex in form. Manjushri is depicted in the Eleven Figurative Forms as Peaceful, Semi-peaceful, Wrathful, and Animal Featured.
