翻譯名義集 1.81

1.81

[Mañjuśrī] This is translated as "Wonderful Virtue" (Miaode). The Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra says: "Clearly seeing the Buddha-nature, just like Wonderful Virtue and others." The Jingming shu says: "If one sees the Buddha-nature, one is endowed with the three virtues, neither sequential nor horizontal, hence called Wonderful Virtue." The Wuxing jing names him Mañjuśrīśrī. Alternatively, it is translated as "Wonderful Head" (Miaoshou). The Guancha sanmei jing and the Da jingfamen jing name him "Universal Head" (Pushou); the Amuxie jing and the Puchao jing name him "Soft Head" (Roushou). The Wuliangmen weimi jing names him "Reverent Head" (Jingshou). The Xiyu ji says: "Mañjuśrī is called in the language of Tang 'Wonderful Auspiciousness' (Miaojixiang)." The Śūraṅgama sūtra states: "In the past, immeasurable asaṃkhyeya kalpas ago, there was a Buddha named Dragon-Seed Supreme King Buddha." The Aṅgulimālīya-sūtra states: "He is currently in the northern Constant Joy world, named Joy-Treasury Mani-Jewel Accumulation Buddha." Ci'en's Shangsheng jing shu cites a sūtra stating: "When he attains Buddhahood in the future, his name will be Universally Manifested."