Manjushri Buddhist protection reliquary in solid 925 silver 18k gold plated turquoise. wheel of life

Buddhist protection reliquary bodhisattva Manjushri in solid 925 silver plated with 18k turquoise gold. Arizona Turquoise wheel of life

Wheel of life on the back, rotating on the back

Dimensions: 56/43/7 mm Weight approximately 58 grams.

In terms of symbols, the Buddha, seated under the bodhi tree, saw two
things. First, he saw a Ferris wheel. This wheel embraces the whole of
conditioned existence, it is of the same extent as the cosmos, it contains
all living beings. It spins non-stop: it spins day and night,
it turns life after life, it turns era after era.

We can't see when it started spinning, and we can't for
the moment to see when it will stop turning: only a Buddha sees that.

MANJUSHRI

Manjushrî was a disciple of Shakyamuni of whom he is, with Samantabhadra, one
acolytes in image groups called in Japan Shaka Sanzon, "the
Three Venerables of Shakyamuni”.

It is "He whose beauty is charming", the Bodhisattva "of virtue
marvelous and of sweet majesty”. Important in Mahāyāna Buddhism and
vajrayana.

He is invoked for, among other things, success in studies. He represents the
wisdom, intelligence and the power of the spirit. “His adoration confers
Divine wisdom, Dharma mastery, faithful memory, perfection
mental, eloquence. He would have indefinitely delayed his accession to the state of
Buddha, moved by an infinite compassion which pushed him to dwell in this world
until there is not a single being left to bring into the path of
supreme enlightenment.

He is the protector of people born under the sign of the hare/rabbit.

The two main emblems of Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, are
the flaming sword and the sutra of perfection, in his left hand, near the heart
.The flaming sword represents the penetrating intelligence of Manjushri, which slices
all illusions, revealing the empty nature of everything. The sword represents
above all wisdom, the discernment that tears the veils of ignorance.
Manjushrî would have been the initiator and master of the Buddhas of past ages.

It should also be that of the Buddha of the future, Maitreya. “Manjushri is
the father and mother of Bodhisattvas, and he is their spiritual friend.” The Buddha
He himself describes Manjushrî and praises him in the Manjushrîparinirvâna-sûtra.
This Bodhisattva was consequently very often represented, both in India and in
Tibet, China and Japan, as well as in Nepal where, according to the
tradition, the founder came from China.

His images appear only late in Central Asia and on some
Chinese stelae, associated with Vimalakîrti (Japanese Yuima Koji) in the 6th century. According
Nepalese legend, Majushri opened up the Kathmandu valley by cutting, from a
stroke of his flaming sword, a breach in the mountains encircling the
valley. The lake occupying the latter could thus be emptied by the gorges of
chobar, which bear the mark of this blow.

The best known Mañjuśrī Mantra is Om Ah Ra Pa Tcha Na Dhih, The
Dhih and Mum seed syllables are associated with Manjushri. To have a good
memory or to develop one's intelligence one often addresses oneself to the bodhisattva of the
great wisdom, and mantra recitation is widely practiced in China.

Long version: Namah samanta buddhānām. He he Kumāraka vimukti pathasthita
smara smara pratijñā svāhā.

His cult in China developed from the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420
— 589) on Mount Wutai (五台山 / 五臺山, wǔtáishān, “Mountain of Five Terraces
"). Wutai Shan is one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains in China. He
culminates at 3,058 m at Yedou Peak. It is located on the territory of the
city-prefecture of Xinzhou, in the province of Shanxi, only a few
tens of kilometers south of one of the five sacred mountains of China: the
Mount Heng and less than 300 km from Beijing. He was listed on the
UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 26, 2009.