Manjushrijnanasattva, Mañjuśrījñānasattva, Manjushri-jnanasattva: 1 definition
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Manjushrijnanasattva means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Mañjuśrījñānasattva can be transliterated into English as Manjusrijnanasattva or Manjushrijnanasattva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)Mañjuśrījñānasattva (मञ्जुश्रीज्ञानसत्त्व) is the deity at the centre of the prajñācakra (“wisdom wheel”), according to the Nāmamantrārthāvalokinī by Vilāsavajra, which is a commentary on the Nāmasaṃgīti.—At the centre of the prajñācakra a final form is generated, that of Mañjuśrījñānasattva (“the gnosis-being Mañjuśrī”), who is seen as the embodiment of non-dual gnosis (advayajñāna). Mañjuśrī-jñānasattva is visualised as six-faced, and holding a blue lotus in each of his two hands. Each lotus is crowned with a volume of the Prajñāpāramitā. As a result, although the Ādibuddha is, in a sense, the cakreśa (“lord of the maṇḍala”) of Vilāsavajra’s Vajradhātu-maṇḍala, he is the intermediate figure of three forms, all of whom have, or share, that role.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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Partial matches: Manjushri, Jnanasattva.
Full-text (+10): Cakresha, Vicintya, Jnanasattva, Shanmukha, Prajnacakra, Madhyavartin, Sharacchashanka, Samadhisamapanna, Advayajnana, Sarat, Vicitrapadmasana, Pustakadvaya, Balarka, Akaraja, Sarvatathagata, Balarkamandala, Padmasana, Upavishta, Shashankaprabha, Indranilagra.
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