Heart Sutra & Manjushri Teaching w/ Geshe Thupten Wangchen

Manjushri is the Buddha personifying Supreme Wisdom. His name in Sanskrit means “gentle, or sweet, glory”; he is also known as Mãnjughoṣa “sweet voice”. His right hand holds aloft the flaming sword of wisdom to cut through our ignorance, confusion and internal obstacles, his left hand holds the Prajñāpāramitā - the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra.

What are the incredible benefits of doing Manjushri practice?
- You will develop wisdom, inner clarity and sharpness of mind
- Dullness, ignorance and obscurations will be cleared away
- Your memory will be enhanced
- The understanding of reality's interdependence and lack of intrinsic nature will mature
- It leaves incredible positive imprints for future lifetimes
- Connects you with the Buddha of Wisdom
- Compassion & Bodhichitta will flourish in your heart
- Emptiness will swiftly be realized
- You will quickly achieve enlightenment

Jenang Information
Jenang is a ceremony where a "permission to practice" a particular Tantric practice is given by a Lama (teacher). Manjushri belongs to Kriya Tantra of the Vajrayana Vehicle.

By taking the jenang one "becomes closer" to the Buddha of Wisdom, committing to:
- take the refuge commitments
- take the wishing and entering Bodhisattva vows
- create a Guru/Disciple relationship with Geshe Wangchen
- recite the Manjushri Mantra 21 times every day for the rest of the life

Geshe Wanchen will also give the Oral Transmission/Lung of Chanting the Names of Manjushri. The benefit of taking a lung is that whenever you recite that practice your recitation will be 100.000 times more powerful.