Manjushree

In Buddhism, Manjushri is the Bodhisatva (Buddha-to-be) of Wisdom, doctrine, awareness, eloquence & memory. Manjushree is a sanskrit word which bears the meanings like "wonderfully auspicious" or "gently glorious".

In Tibet, he is known as Jampel-Yang(also Jamyang) which means "gentle friend". Likewise, Monju in Japan, Munsu in Korea and Wen Shu Shi Li in China. Manjushree is believed to be the emanation of the primordial Buddha "Vairochana"(The first among the five meditating Buddhas, who is considered to be omnipresent).Manjushri is said to have the power of discriminating wisdom. He can differentiate between correct and incorrect views and between beneficial and non-beneficial actions that must be taken on one's spiritual path.In Buddhist art, Manjushri is depicted as an attractive 16-year-old prince. He often holds the stem of a blue lotus blossom in his left hand and on the blossom rests one of the Prajnaparamita scriptures, which deal with the realization of Prajna or wisdom.Likewise, with the right hand he holds a sword that conquers ignorance & cuts away delusion, desire & aversion.

Manjushri's Mantra;
"OM AH RA PA TSA NA DHIH" is the mantra of Manjushri which is believed to enhance various wisdoms -- of explaining, debating, writing, reading, memory and so on.

Note:- "Dhih" is the seed syllable of the mantra and is chanted with greater emphasis or it is repeated as many times as possible.