The Black Manjushri is a wrathful Deity wielding a flaming sword. This represents his ability to cut through ignorance, delusion and negative emotions. It also symbolizes the power to sever the root of suffering and unveil the wisdom that leads to liberation. The figure under his foot represents ignorance, negative influences and obstacles, by having his foot on this figure, Black Manjushri symbolizes the triumph of wisdom and the ability to overcome such hindrances on the path to enlightenment. The flames surrounding him represents the transformative and purifying power of wisdom and the destruction of ignorance.
