Bosatsu

Monju Bosatsu

He is the representative bosatsu of Mahayana Buddhism. He is an attendant to Shaka Nyorai as well as Fugen Bosatsu, which makes the Tree Sacred Bosatsu. He is sometimes worshipped independently in a style of riding on a lion attended by the Great Eight Children of Monju. He is believed to have collected Shyaka's literature after he died. He is strongly associated with Hannya Kyouten(Hannya Scriputures). He rules over the wisdom of Buddha. There are various forms, many of them are riding on a lion, a symbol of energy and forth.