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Manjusri (Ch: 文殊 Wénshū or 文殊師利菩薩 Wénshūshili Púsà; Jp: 文殊菩薩 Monju; Tib: འཇམ་དཔལ་དབྱངས། Jampelyang; Mn: Зөөлөн эгшигт Zogelen Egsigtu; Nepalese: मंजुश्री Manjushree) is a bodhisattva (emanating enlightened being) in the Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions of Buddhism.

Manjusri is the bodhisattva associated with wisdom, doctrine and awareness and in Vajrayana Buddhism is the meditational deity (yidam), who embodies enlightened wisdom. Historically, the Mahayana Buddhist scriptures assert that Manjusri was a disciple of Gautama Buddha, although there is no mention of him in the early Pali scriptures.

The Sanskrit term Mañjuśrī (मन्जुष्री) can be translated as "Gentle Glory". Mañjuśrī is also known by the fuller Sanskrit name of Mañjuśrī-kumāra-bhūta.

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