MANJUSHREE FLAGS

MANJUSHRI MANJUSHRI, IS THE BUDHISATTVA OF KEEN AWARENESS IN BUDDHISM. A DISCIPLE OF THE HSTORICAL BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, HE REPRESENT WISDOM, INTELIGENCE AND REALISATION, AND IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR BUDHISATVAS FOLLOWING AVALOKITESHVARA. MANJUSHRI IS ONE OF THE EIGHT WISDOM BODHISATTVAS AND ONE OF THE JAPANESE THIRTEEN BUDDHAS. IN TIBETAN BUDDHISM HE SOMETIMES IS DEPICTED IN A TRINITY WITH AVALOKITESHVARA AND VAJRAPANI, WITHIN TIBETAN BUDDHISM, MANJUSHRI IS A TANTRIC MEDITATIONAL DEITY OR YIDAM, AND CONSIDERED A FULLY ENLIGHTENED BUDDHA. ACCORDING TO LEGENDS, MANJUSHRI IS FOUNDER OF NEPALESE CIVILIZATION. ONE DAY, HE INTUITED THAT THERE WAS A BIG BLUE FLAMEON A LOTUS IN A HUGE LAKE IN NEPAL. HE WENT THERE TO TRY AND OFFER WORSHIP AT THE FLAME, BUT SHOULDN’T GET CLOSE ENOUGH BECAUSE OF THE VAST EXPANSE OF WATER, SO HE USED HIS SWORD TO CUT THROUGH ONE OF THE WALLS OF HILLS, SO THE WATER IN THE LAKE DRAINED IN THE DIRECTION. THE DRY VALLEY THAT HE CARVED OUT IS NOW REFEREED TO AS THE KATHMANDU VALLEY. CHANTING THE MANJUSHRI MANTRA “OM AH RA PA TSA NA DHIH” IS BELIEVED TO ENHANCE WISDOM AND IMPROVE ONE’S SKILL IN DEBATING, MEMORY, WRITING AND EXPLAINING ETC. “DINH” IS THE SEED SYLLABLE OF THE MANTRA AND IS CHANTED WITH GREATER EMPHASIS.

PRAYER FLAG SIZE 10"X8" (25 FLAG)