Manjushri Bodhisattva is one of the Four Great Bodhisattvas of Buddhism. He symbolizes wisdom. In this picture, he is depicted as wielding a sword in his right hand, which represents the realization of transcendent wisdom through cutting down ignorance. He holds a sutra in his left hand, representing his attainment of ultimate realization. Manjushri is depicted as riding a blue lion. This image is originated from a tantric corpus of Buddhism in Tang dynasty. In the left lower corner, there is Sudhanakumara; while in the right lower corner, there is who is Kingdom of Khotan; both are the dependents of Manjushri. And the image of the two dependents is generated from a story in Tang dynasty.
简中｜文殊菩萨
Paintings
Xia Jing Shan
color on silk
題跋：佛教是學佛陀的教化，是人類真正的生存智慧，開啟人們認識真正的生命，如何尋求生命的真正修養與超越。壬龍春月山東濰坊夏荊山沐年敬題。印記：如意、夏顥、荊山、荊山藏畫、夏荊山、聖像妙法廣結善緣、佛法難聞、聖像妙法寶鑑、夏氏聖像萬法、夏荊山佛學典藏之寶
2012
題跋：佛教是學佛陀的教化，是人類真正的生存智慧，開啟人們認識真正的生命，如何尋求生命的真正修養與超越。壬龍春月山東濰坊夏荊山沐年敬題。印記：如意、夏顥、荊山、荊山藏畫、夏荊山、聖像妙法廣結善緣、佛法難聞、聖像妙法寶鑑、夏氏聖像萬法、夏荊山佛學典藏之寶
BO-00050-LI
