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English
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Japanese
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Chinese
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Sanskrit
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Korean
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Tibetan
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Exquisite Auspicious One; Glorious One with Melodious Voice; Regarded as Wisest Bodhisattva
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Monju 文殊
Monjushiri 文殊師利
Manjushiri 曼殊室利
Myōkichijō 妙吉祥
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Wén shū
Wenshu
Wen-shu
文殊
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Manjusri, Manjushri, MañjuŚrī, Manju = beautiful; Sri = good fortune & virtue
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Munsu
문수
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Jam pal, Jam-dpal, Jam pal yang, Jam pal tsan chu
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Monju Bosatsu
Lord of Wisdom, Voice of the Law
Patron of Calligraphers and Students
Statue with or without Tabernacle (Zushi)
PRICE = $199 Statue Only
+ $20 Shipping x 5% Tax = GRAND TOTAL $229.95
PRICE = $301 Statue + Zushi (Tabernacle)
+ $40 Shipping x 5% Tax = GRAND TOTAL $358.05
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Jp. = Monju Bosatsu, Ch. = Wén shū Púsà
- Wood = Cypress (Jp. = Hinoki), Finely Carved, Very Lightweight
- Statue Size = H 19 cm, Front-Back 7 cm, Side-Side 11 cm
- Zushi Size = H = 26 cm, W = 14.5 cm, Back-to-Front = 13 cm
- Four pieces: (1) halo (2) lion pedestal (3) deity's effigy and (4) sword
- Monju sitting atop a roaring lion, which symbolizes the powerful voice of Buddhist Law and the power of Buddhism to overcome all obstacles; in right hand holds sword of wisdom to cut through ignorance and dispel the darkness of the deluded mind; in left holds the Sutra of Wisdom outlining the virtues one must practice to attain enlightenment
- IMPORTANT NOTE: There is no set standard for the position of the lion. Above we see the lion's head to the right of Monju, but one also commonly finds the lion's head to the left of Monju. No significance should be assigned to this positioning. The statues in our eStore come in both varieties -- we cannot guarantee the positioning (left or right) and ship whatever happens to be in stock.
- See Monju background notes for more details on this deity
- Also serves as patron for people born in the Year of the Rabbit
1903, 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999
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Monju also serves as patron for people born in Year of the Rabbit. See Zodiac Page for details.
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Monju shown sitting atop roaring lion, which symbolizes the voice
of Buddhist Law and the power of Buddhism to overcome all obstacles.
Same statue inside Zushi ($250)
Various views of the Zushi (Tabernacle)
 
SIDE VIEWS OF MONJU BODHISATTVA (BOSATSU)
FRONT SIDE CLOSEUP OF LION (SHISHI)
BACK SIDE CLOSEUP OF LION (SHISHI)
Approximate Size of Complete Statue Set Compared to Adult Hand
Approximate Size of Statue Compared to Adult Hand
This Monju Statue comes in four pieces
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