འཇམ་དཔལ་གཞོན་ནུར་གྱུར་པ། | Glossary of Terms

Name of a bodhisattva.

The bodhisattva who is considered the embodiment of wisdom.

A great bodhisattva, one of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha, the embodiment of wisdom.

The bodhisattva Mañjuśrī.

The bodhisattva of wisdom; one of the bodhisattvas in the retinue of the Buddha.

Name of a bodhisattva.

A great bodhisattva, one of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha, the embodiment of wisdom.

A great bodhisattva and one of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha Śākyamuni, he is considered the embodiment of wisdom.

The bodhisatva of wisdom.

A bodhisattva known for his mastery of wisdom.

Name of a bodhisattva, “Beautiful Glory, Lovely Splendor.”

The bodhisatva of wisdom.

The bodhisattva who is considered the embodiment of wisdom. Also called “Mañjusvara” and “Mañjuśrī Kumārabhūta.”

Name of a bodhisattva.

Mañjuśrī is one of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha and a bodhisattva who embodies insight. He is a major figure in the Mahāyāna sūtras, appearing often as an interlocutor of the Buddha, as in the case of this text. In his most well-known iconographic form, he is portrayed bearing the sword of insight in his right hand and a volume of the Prajñā­pāramitā­sūtra in his left. In addition to the epithet Kumārabhūta, which means "having a youthful form," Mañjuśrī can also take on the epithets Mañjughoṣa, Mañjusvara, and Pañcaśikha.

A great bodhisattva, one of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha; considered the embodiment of wisdom.

The bodhisattva who is considered the embodiment of wisdom. Also known as Mañjuśrī Kumārabhūta, Mañjughoṣa or Pañcaśikha.

Name of a bodhisattva, “Beautiful Glory,” or “Lovely Splendor.”

The bodhisattva of wisdom; one of the bodhisattvas in the retinue of the Buddha.

See “Mañjuśrī Kumārabhūta.”

Also rendered here as “Mañjuśrī Kumāra­bhūta.”

One of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha, the embodiment of wisdom. In this text, he is one of the main interlocutors of the Buddha.

One of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha, the embodiment of wisdom.

One of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha; the embodiment of wisdom.

One of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha; the embodiment of wisdom.

One of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha, the embodiment of insight (prajñā). In Tibetan tradition he is known as rgyal ba’i yab gcig, the “sole father of buddhas,” as he inspires them in their realization of the profound. He is represented as bearing the sword of insight in his right hand and a volume of the Prajñā­pāramitā­sūtra in his left.

The bodhisatva of wisdom.

The eternally youthful crown prince (kumārabhūta), so called because of his special identification with the Prajñā­pāramitā, or Transcendence of Wisdom. He is the only member of the Buddha’s retinue who volunteers to visit Vimalakīrti, and he serves as Vimalakīrti’s principal interlocutor throughout the sūtra. Traditionally regarded as the wisest of bodhisattvas, in Tibetan tradition he is known as rgyal ba’i yab gcig, the “sole father of buddhas,” as he inspires them in their realization of the profound. He is represented as bearing the sword of wisdom in his right hand and a volume of the Prajñā­pāramitā­sūtra in his left. He is always youthful in appearance, like a boy of sixteen.

One of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha, the embodiment of wisdom.

The bodhisattva who is considered the embodiment of wisdom. Also known as Mañjuśrī­kumāra­bhūta.

A great bodhisattva, one of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha, the embodiment of wisdom. Also called here Mañjuśrī­kumāra­bhūta, literally “Youthful Mañjuśrī.”

The bodhisattva who is considered the embodiment of insight (prajñā). Also known as Youthful Mañjuśrī.

A great bodhisattva. As one of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha, he is the embodiment of wisdom.

Bodhisattva embodying wisdom. Also rendered here as Mañjuśrī­kumāra­bhūta.

The bodhisattva Mañjuśrī, known for his mastery of insight.

A well-known bodhisattva who often figures prominently in the Great Vehicle teachings.

Bodhisattva of wisdom. Also called Mañjuśrī­kumāra­bhūta and Mañjughoṣa in this sūtra.

Bodhisattva of wisdom.

The bodhisattva known for his mastery of wisdom. Also rendered here as Mañjuśrī­kumāra­bhūta.

Bodhisattva of wisdom.

A great bodhisattva, one of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha, the embodiment of wisdom.

The deified bodhisattva of wisdom; one of the original sixteen bodhisattvas.

See Mañjuśrīkumārabhūta.

One of the most popular bodhisattvas of the Mahāyāna pantheon. Also known as Mañjuśrīkumārabhūta.

The bodhisattva and the deity of wisdom.

A great bodhisattva and one of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha. He is regarded as the embodiment of wisdom.

See “Mañjuśrī Kumārabhūta.”

See “Mañjuśrī Kumārabhūta.”

The bodhisattva of wisdom.

A well-known bodhisattva considered the embodiment of wisdom. Also called Youthful Mañjuśrī.

Another name for the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī, it means in full “the youthful Mañjuśrī.”

The bodhisattva who is considered the embodiment of wisdom, with the additional honorific title for a young man, since he is perennially youthful.

A great bodhisattva.

“Mañjuśrī the ever youthful,” a common epithet of Mañjuśrī.

Name of a bodhisattva.

“Mañjuśrī who takes the form of a youth,” an epithet by which the bodhisattva is often referred.

One of the eight main bodhisattvas, the heart sons of the Buddha.

See “Mañjuśrī.”

One of the names of the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī which means, “the youthful Mañjuśrī.”

An alternate name for Mañjuśrī that includes the epithet “youthful” (kumārabhūta).

A great bodhisattva.

An alternative name for Mañjuśrī, meaning, "youthful Mañjuśrī."

The bodhisattva known for his mastery of wisdom. Also rendered here simply as Mañjuśrī.

An epithet of the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī, meaning “the youthful Mañjuśrī.” Mañjuśrī is one of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha and the embodiment of wisdom.

The bodhisattva of wisdom. One of the most popular bodhisattvas of the Mahāyāna pantheon. Also know simply as Mañjuśrī.

One of the most popular bodhisattvas of the Mahāyāna pantheon. Another name of Mañjuśrī.

A common term of address for the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī, one of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha regarded as the embodiment of wisdom.

The bodhisattva Mañjuśrī, who is considered the embodiment of wisdom, with the additional honorific title for a young man.

The bodhisattva who is considered the embodiment of wisdom, with the additional honorific title for a young man. Also rendered here as “Mañjusvara” and “Mañjuśrī.”

The bodhisattva who is considered the embodiment of wisdom, with the additional honorific title for a young man.

One of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha, the embodiment of wisdom.

Mañjuśrī is one of the eight “close sons” of the Buddha and a bodhisattva that embodies insight. He is a major figure in the Mahāyāna sūtras, appearing often as an interlocutor of the Buddha, as in the case of this text. In his most well-known iconographic form, he is portrayed bearing the sword of insight in his right hand and a volume of the Prajñā­pāramitā­sūtra in his left. In addition to the epithet Kumārabhūta, which means “having a youthful form,” Mañjuśrī can also take on the epithets Mañjughoṣa, Mañjusvara, and Pañcaśikha.

The bodhisattva who is considered the embodiment of wisdom, with the additional honorific title for a young man, since he is perennially youthful.

Also rendered here as “Mañjuśrī.”

The bodhisattva Mañjuśrī; literally “Youthful Mañjuśrī.”

An epithet of Mañjuśrī, the “Ever-Youthful.”

Evolved from the gandharva Pañcaśikha in early Buddhism, which remains one of Mañjuśrī’s alternate names. Pañcaśikha was a gandharva who lived on a five-peaked mountain, and who brought the Buddha information on what was occuring in the paradises. Mañjuśrī is the first prominent bodhisattva after Maitreya in the early Mahāyāna sūtras, where he is known as Mañjughoṣa (“Having a Beautiful Voice”). He came to embody wisdom, and became one of the eight great bodhisattvas. In the early tantras he was the lord of one of the three buddha families. In the Sanskrit version of the sūtra, Kumārabhūta is a separate word rather than a compound with his proper name. This means that it could be the second of his names, and it is glossed as meaning “always young.” Alternatively it could be treated simply as an adjective, as in “the youth Manjuśrī.”

Evolved from the gandharva Pañcaśikha in early Buddhism, which remains one of Mañjuśrī’s alternate names. Pañcaśikha was a gandharva who lived on a five-peaked mountain, and who brought the Buddha information on what was occuring in the paradises. Mañjuśrī is the first prominent bodhisattva after Maitreya in the early Mahāyāna sūtras, where he is known as Mañjughoṣa (“Having a Beautiful Voice”). He came to embody wisdom, and became one of the eight great bodhisattvas. In the early tantras he was the lord of one of the three buddha families. In the Sanskrit version of the sūtra, Kumārabhūta is a separate word rather than a compound with his proper name. This means that it could be the second of his names, and it is glossed as meaning “always young.” Alternatively it could be treated simply as an adjective, as in “the youth Manjuśrī.”

A common epithet for the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī.

See “Mañjuśrī.”

See “Mañjuśrī.”

An epithet for the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī, as he appears always youthful, like a prince of sixteen.

Mañjuśrī who takes the form of a youth, an epithet by which the well-known bodhisattva is often referred.

An epithet of the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī.

An epithet of the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī.

Mañjuśrī who takes the form of a youth, an epithet by which the well-known bodhisattva is often referred. He is considered to be the embodiment of the transcendent perfection of insight and is portrayed wielding a sword in his right hand that cuts through delusion and a volume of the Prajñā­pāramitā­sūtra in his left that contains teachings on transcendent insight.

Bodhisattva of wisdom and one of the Buddha’s principal interlocutors in many sūtras.

A term of address for the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī, who is considered the embodiment of wisdom.

A bodhisattva.

The bodhisattva of wisdom; same as Mañjuśrī.

Mañjuśrī who takes the form of a youth, an epithet by which the well-known bodhisattva is often referred.