Manjushri's Birthday · Wenshu

Culture of origin: Buddhist · Cultural

Holiday sources: Buddhism

Manjushri, Wenshu in Chinese, is the bodhisattva of the Buddhas' transcendent wisdom. He is usually shown with a flaming sword that cuts through ignorance and a Prajnaparamita sutra, often seated on a blue lion, the wisdom that tames the mind. Chinese Buddhists hold Mount Wutai in Shanxi to be his seat, and his birthday is kept on the 4th of the 4th lunar month.