On Central Asian Tracks 97 - Ancient Buddhist banner of silk gauze, showing the Bodhisattva Manjusri. From the "Caves of the Thousand Buddhas", Tun-huang. He is the Bodhisattva, personification of Transcendent Wisdom (or Central Glory or Sweet Splendor) the oldest and most significant in Mahayana Buddhism - One of the main four along with Kshitigarbha, Samantabhadra and Avalokitesvara. It is difficult to see the detail in this poor rendition, but Manjusri is frequently shown seated on a green lion, which may be the case here. For a full discussion of Manjusri and Bodhisattvas in general please go to http://www. urbandharma.org/ibmc/ibmc1/jusri.html