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Manjusri Bodhisattva—Great Wisdom

Manjusri Bodhisattva cuts through humanity’s ignorance with his sword of wisdom to help beings to achieve enlightenment. He is thus often portrayed in Buddhist art with the sword of wisdom in one hand and a book (or scroll) in the other.