Manjushri, a bodhisattva who embodies wisdom as the path to enlightenment, is closely related to the wisdom goddess Prajnaparamita. Both emerged in north Indian religious texts and imagery in the eighth century. Manjusrhi was a popular Buddhist savior figure in Licchavi Nepal.
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- Title : Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Transcendent Wisdom
- Year : 10th century
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Copper alloy
- Dimension : H. 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm)
- Accession No : 1978.394.1
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : Licchavi–Thakuri periods
- Collection : The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Credit Line : Gift of Mr. and Mrs. A. Richard Benedek, 1978 (until 1978; donated to MMA)
- Acquisition Method : Gift
- Status : On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 252
- Exhibition History : Dayton Art Institute. "Leaves from the Bodhi Tree: The Art of Pala India (8th–12th c.) and its International Policy," November 11, 1989–January 14, 1990. Baltimore. Walters Art Museum. "Leaves from the Bodhi Tree: The Art of Pala India (8th–12th c.) and its International Policy," February 17, 1990–April 15, 1990. Newark Museum. "Leaves from the Bodhi Tree: The Art of Pala India (8th–12th c.) and its International Policy," May 19, 1990–August 26, 1990. Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago. "Leaves from the Bodhi Tree: The Art of Pala India (8th–12th c.) and its International Policy," October 9, 1990–December 2, 1990.