Language Lion Manjushri

The wisdom of Manjushri Bodhisattva is so great that no words can describe it. It is recorded in the “Volume 2 of the Sutra on the Adornment of the Merits of the Buddha’s Land of the Great Saint Manjushri Bodhisattva”: At that time, Lion-Fierce Thunder Sound Bodhisattva said to Manjushri, “You have already completed the ten powers of the Tathagata and the ten stages. All the Buddhist teachings are complete. Why don’t you attain the supreme Bodhi?” Manjushri said, “Good man, how can I attain Bodhi after completing all the Buddha’s teachings? Why? If I have already completed them, what is there to attain?” Therefore, we know that his attainment is no different from that of the Buddha. He only takes the position of a Bodhisattva in order to benefit sentient beings. In order to benefit sentient beings, he manifests himself in various different forms. In this ritual, he appears as riding a lion, and is named “The Talking Lion.”

Since both worldly knowledge and the teachings of transcendental liberation are dependent on the level of wisdom in order to be proficient without hindrance, it is particularly important to increase wisdom. It is certainly necessary to rely on diligence to be knowledgeable and have a strong memory, but if one practices according to the yoga of the Vajrayana deity, one can more quickly and easily achieve the state of not forgetting the dharani, attain the knowledge of all things, the knowledge of all ends, and have wisdom as vast as the ocean, thus achieving Buddha wisdom. Therefore, the deity taught here is the “Lion-Speaking Manjushri” accomplishment method introduced to Tibet by Tangpa Sangya in India.

Although we practice and chant according to the form of the deity, practitioners should know that in the true ultimate meaning, as recorded in the previous sutra, Manjushri said: “All dharmas reside in the Buddha’s Dharma. All dharmas are without outflow, without limit, without form, and without shape. Therefore, the Buddha resides in the Suchness, and all dharmas that the Buddha resides in are also like this.” In the secular world, any form of illusion can be manifested. In the mind, the form of wisdom can be manifested through the convenient method. In wisdom, we know that the two operations of convenience and illusion are the same, and we will not be stuck in the form, nor fall into the void, so as to achieve the ultimate wisdom of Manjushri. The inheritance story of the ritual of Manjushri’s Lion Speech

The Buddha first passed this Dharma to the sage Simageda, who then passed it on to the Brahmin Sodbaza.

When he was 99 years old at Sodbaza, he became tired of samsara and developed a unique faith in the Dharma. He wanted to learn the Dharma very much, but he was illiterate. So he expressed his desire to learn the Dharma in front of the master, Smagad. The master said to him, “You are very old, and it is difficult to learn the Dharma.” The Brahmin thought to himself, “That’s right, but if I can’t read, I can’t learn the Dharma. If I don’t know the Dharma, I can’t practice. If I don’t practice, I can’t escape samsara. If I can’t escape samsara, I can’t attain Buddhahood. So I should pray to Manjushri with all my heart.” Thinking of this, he said to the master, “Then, please pass on the inheritance of this text to me.” After hearing this, Smagad was very happy and passed it on to him. The Brahmin asked, “How long will it take to achieve success through this practice?” Smaged said, “If you have the right fate, you can achieve success in one day.” After that, the Brahmin placed a sword in front of a statue of Manjusri and swore a poisonous oath: “If you do not show your face tonight and bless me, I will cut off my head and commit suicide.” He prayed like this. When the sun rose, Manjusri showed his face and bless him. In an instant, he understood all the Dharmas without hindrance, and his body changed into the form of an eight-year-old boy. People called him the Brahmin Zaming Boy. Later, Zaming Boy passed this Dharma to Miaoyin Zizai, who passed it to Dangba Sangji and others…, and it was passed on to Tibet.