Lord Manjushri was one of the foremost disciples of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni. Although Manjushri was very advanced in his meditations and practices, he still manifested as if he was learning in the presence of Lord Buddha. There are many teachings that arose as a result of Manjushri’s questions to Lord Buddha. This is because when Manjushri was receiving teachings from the Buddha with the rest of the congregation, he would always stand up respectfully and ask questions. Because Manjushri requested, the Buddha would elucidate, explain and answer his questions, and thus a set of teachings would arise to benefit people. It wasn’t always that Manjushri needed to ask questions to get the answer, but he asked out of compassion for sentient beings who would benefit from the answers. In the Buddhist tradition, an enlightened being will teach only when a student has made a request for that being to turn the Wheel of Dharma. Since Manjushri is a fully advanced and fully enlightened being, he has no corporeal boundaries. He can appear as male or female, wrathful or peaceful, many-armed, one-armed, two-armed or with no arms. He can appear in any dimension, any space, any time, any place. He can appear simultaneously; he […]