普贤

普賢

Pǔxián

proper noun

Meanings

1 Samantabhadra, the bodhisattva of practice, shown riding a white elephant

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Examples

HSK 7-9

普贤菩萨骑着一头白象。

Pǔxián púsà qí zhe yì tóu bái xiàng.

Samantabhadra rides a white elephant.

HSK 7-9

峨眉山是普贤的道场，那里的寺庙大多供奉着他。

Éméishān shì Pǔxián de dàochǎng, nàli de sìmiào dàduō gòngfèng zhe tā.

Mount Emei is the seat of Samantabhadra, and most of its temples are dedicated to him.

Tips

culture

In temple halls he and 文殊 (Manjushri), who rides a lion, stand on either side of 释迦牟尼: Manjushri for wisdom, Samantabhadra for practice. Each of the four great bodhisattvas has a sacred mountain: his is 峨眉山, Manjushri's 五台山, Guanyin's 普陀山 and Ksitigarbha's 九华山.

Stroke Order

普 pǔ

贤 xián