Tag: manjushri

On home altars, devotees gather to venerate the serene figure of Kuan Yin, “she who hears the cries of the world” or the flaming-sword-wielding Manjushri. Along roadsides in Japan, small stone statues of Jizo, a diminutive bald man carrying a staff, dot the landscape. They say that he protects the souls of children and travelers.… Read more »