The Bodhisattva Monju (Manjushri) with Five Topknots 14th century Unidentified This painting portrays a variant form of the bodhisattva Monju known as Monju with Five Topknots (Gokei Monju). He is imagined as a boy sitting cross-legged on a lotus pedestal atop a lion. He carries a sword, used to cut through ignorance, and a lotus, above which hovers a scroll representing the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra. The five topknots symbolize five buddhas who are said to embody five types of cognition.. The Bodhisattva Monju (Manjushri) with Five Topknots. Unidentified Artist, Japanese. Japan. 14th century. Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk. Nanbokuch period (1336-92). Paintings
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