White Mañjushri
White Mañjushri (Skt. Sita Mañjuśrī; Tib. འཇམ་དབྱངས་དཀར་པོ་, Jamyang Karpo, Wyl. ‘jam dbyangs dkar po) is another form of the wisdom deity Manjushri, white in colour, with one face and two arms. In this form, he is generally represented with his legs crossed in vajra posture; his right hand in the mudra of supreme generosity holding the stem of a lotus on which rests a sword; and his left hand raised holding a blue lotus on which rests a book.[1] There are other traditions where White Mañjushri has the simple attribute of a book resting on an utpala flower (as in the representation on the right), or with multiple faces and arms, or riding a lion.[2]
Notes
Transmissions Given to the Rigpa Sangha
- Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 17 August 2019:
- White Mañjushri from the tradition of Mati Pandita empowerment (ma ti lugs kyi 'jam dpal dkar po'i sgrub thabs dang rjes gnang), using the manual written by Minling Terchen Gyurme Dorje.
- oral transmission for a White Mañjushri sadhana written by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (rje btsun 'jam dpal dkar po'i sgo bzlas mtsho byung bzhad pa'i tam+bu ra)