The Sanskrit term Mañjuśrīkīrti can be transliterated into English as Manjusrikirti or Manjushrikirti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings

Mañjuśrīkīrti (मञ्जुश्रीकीर्ति) refers to one of the “Twenty-Five Kalkis” (Tibetan: rigs ldan) as well as the “Thirty-two kings of Shambhala”, according to the Tibetan oral recounting and written texts such as the Kalachakra Tantra (kālacakratantra), dealing with the Buddhist conception of the end of the world and time.—The Tibetan mythic land (the kingdom of Shambhala) is a parallel world invisible and inaccessible to common people which is closely related to the teaching about the Wheel of Time (dus 'khor). The seven Dharmarajas and twenty-five Kulikas [e.g., Mañjuśrīkīrti] are the traditional rulers of Shambhala, passing on the reign from father to son.

Mañjuśrīkīrti is also known as Mañjukīrti, Mañjughoṣa, Mañjuyaśas, Yaśas, and in Tibetan as (1) Jampal Dakpa (2) Jampel or Rigden Jampal Dragpa [rigs ldan 'jam dpal grags pa] (3) ['jam dbyangs grags] (4) ['jam pa'i dbyangs] (5) [slob dpon 'jam dpal grags pa]; and in Mongolian as: Rigdanjambal Yan. His traditional reign is considered to be from 2nd to 3rd Century BC.

Source: Google Books: Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions

Mañjuśrīkīrti (मञ्जुश्रीकीर्ति) is the founder of the Kalki dynasty and the author of a summarized version of the Kālacakra Tantra.—King Sucandra compiled the Kālacakra [teaching] as the root tantra of twelve thousand verses. However, subsequently, after the passing of the seven Dharmarājas, Mañjuśrīkīrti Kalki compiled the summarized Kālacakra Tantra.

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Mañjuśrīkīrti (मञ्जुश्रीकीर्ति) is said to have been born in 159 BCE and ruled over Shambhala and 100,000 cities.—Mañjuśrīkīrti is said to have been the eighth king of Shambhala and is considered to be the second incarnation in the lineage of the Panchen Lamas of Tibet. As his name indicates, is considered to have been an incarnation of Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom. Manjushrikirti was born in Shambhala, the son of King Deva-Indra and his queen, Kaushiki. His rule is said to have extended over “hundreds of petty kings and a hundred thousand cities”. He is said to have expelled 300,510 followers of heretical doctrine of the Mlechhas or “materialistic barbarians”, some of whom worshipped the sun, but after reconsidering, he brought them back and they asked for his teachings. Next he united all the castes, or religious factions, of Shambala into one Vajra or 'Diamond' Caste. Consequentially, he was the first king of Shambhala to be given the title Kalki (Tib. Rigden), meaning “Holder of the Castes” or “Wisdom Holder”.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Manjushri, Kirti.

Full-text (+8): Jampal dragpa, Pustaka, glegs shing, Legshing, Pustakashtha, po ti, glegs bam, Legbam, dpe cha, Pecca, Khadga, Poti, ral sgri, Raldri, Twenty-five Lineage Holders, Acci, Thirty-two kings of shambhala, Rinchen Zangpo, Manjukirti, Jampal dakpa.

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