In past incarnations he is described as being the parent of many Buddhas and as having assisted the Buddha into existence his title was 龍種上佛 the supreme Buddha of the nāgas, also 大身佛 or 神仙佛 now his title is 歡喜藏摩尼寶精佛 The spiritual Buddha who joyfully cares for the jewel: and his future title is to be 普現佛 Buddha universally revealed. One of his dhāraṇīs prophesies China as his post-nirvāṇa realm.
His present abode is given as east of the universe, known as 淸涼山 clear and cool mountain, or a region 寶住 precious abode, or Abode of Treasures, or 寶氏 from which he derives one of his titles, 寶相如來. or the five peaks his hand holds the sword of wisdom and he sits on a lion emblematic of its stern majesty: but he has other forms. He is often represented with five curls or waves to his hair indicating the 五智 q. As guardian of wisdom 智慧 he is often placed on Śākyamuni's left, with 普顯 on the right as guardian of law 理, the latter holding the Law, the former the wisdom or exposition of it formerly they held the reverse positions. Six definitions are obtained from various scriptures: 妙首 (or 頭 ) wonderful or beautiful) head 普首 universal head 濡首 glossy head (probably a transliteration) 敬首 revered head 妙德 wonderful virtue (or power) 妙吉祥 wonderfully auspicious the last is a later translation in the 西域記. Mañju is beautiful, Śrī good fortune, virtue, majesty, lord, an epithet of a god. Origin unknown presumably, like most Buddhas and bodhisattvas, an idealization of a particular quality, in his case of Wisdom. 文殊 is also used for Mañjunātha, Mañjudeva, Mañjughoṣa, Mañjuṣvara, et al. (Buddhist term) Manjushri Manjusri Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom (p,s,f) Monju
Custom Scroll Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
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