Manjushree

🗡️ Manjushree – Bodhisattva of Wisdom

• Name: Manjushree (Jampelyang) – “Gentle Glory”

• Role: Bodhisattva of wisdom, intelligence, and insight

• Color: Orange or yellow – symbolizes wisdom and clarity

• Attributes:

  • Holds a flaming sword – cuts through ignorance

  • Holds a lotus with a scripture (Prajnaparamita Sutra) – represents perfect wisdom

• Mantra:
  Om Ah Ra Pa Tsa Na Dhi
  – Recited to increase memory, clarity, and learning

• Special significance in Nepal:

  • Believed to have drained the Kathmandu Valley, making it habitable

  • Swayambhu Stupa said to have been revealed by him