http://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=folken 2000-09-03T01:21:34Z http://everything2.com/user/folken/writeups/Manjusrifolkenhttp://everything2.com/user/folken2000-09-03T01:21:34Z2000-09-03T01:21:34Z <p>The <a href="/title/Bodhisattva">Bodhisattva</a> of wisdom. He was born holding in his right hand the flaming sword of wisdom, and in his left hand a blue <a href="/title/lotus">lotus</a> blossom, and supporting the book of (the perfection of) wisdom. <p> <p>Also, another one of my nicknames. This one is one of the best because the <a href="/title/Dalai+Lama">Dalai Lama</a> gave it to me.<p> <p>He is usually represented as follows "In his right hand, raised above his head, he wields the symbol most distinctively his, a flaming sword of wisdom that cuts through the ignorance which binds sentient beings to a cycle of suffering and unhappiness. In his left hand, at his heart, he holds a book, a volume of the Perfection of Wisdom, representing both the source and embodiment of his awakened understanding."<p> <p>Taken from http://www.westernbuddhistreview.com/</p>