Introduction to Manjusri Hall: Manjusri Hall enshrines a statue of Manjusri Bodhisattva. Manjushri Bodhisattva is the mother of all Buddhas and the first of all Bodhisattvas. She is the embodiment of wisdom and often collaborates with Sakyamuni Buddha to preach the Dharma. It is in the shape of a golden boy, which means innocence and purity; riding a brave lion, indicating the wisdom and power of the Bodhisattva; sitting on a lotus platform, which means purity; holding a sword in the right hand, using the diamond sword to kill the demons, which is a metaphor for great wisdom being like a sharp sword , can cut off all ignorance and troubles; holding a Buddhist basket in the left hand represents that the Buddhist scriptures are books of wisdom.

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