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Manjushri

Manjushri (Sanskrit: मञ्जुश्री, Mañjuśrī, 'Gentle Glory'; Tibetan: འཇམ་དཔལ་དབྱངས, Jampelyang) personifies transcendent wisdom (prajna) and the razor-sharp discernment that cuts delusion.

Origins and Canonical Sources

This term is rooted in canonical sutras and traditional commentaries of Mahayana and Tibetan Buddhism, understood as a rigorous contemplative technology for mind training.

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