The Bodhisattva Manjushri (Monju Bosatsu), 文殊菩薩像, Kamakura period (1185–1333), 13th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, 36 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (93.4 x 52.7 cm), Paintings, The bodhisattva Manjushri holds his identifying attributes—sword and sutra—and appears, as he often does, as a youth to symbolize the purity of his wisdom. A pair of mystic syllables at the top corners of the painting stands for Mahavairochana, the Supreme Buddha, from the Womb World mandala (right) and the Diamond World mandala (left
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Bodhisattva Manjushri, Monju Bosatsu, 文殊菩薩像, Kamakura period, 1185–1333, 13th century, Japan, Hanging scroll, ink, color, silk, 36 3/4 x 20 3/4, 93.4 52.7 cm, Paintings, bodhisattva, Manjushri, holds, identifying attributes—sword, sutra—, youth, symbolize, purity, wisdom, pair, mystic syllables, top corners, painting stands, Mahavairochana, Supreme Buddha, Womb World, mandala, right, Diamond left
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