In the Journey to the West, The Vajrayana Bodhisattva Manjusri - Manjusri's lion caused havoc in Wuji to punish its king for dunking it (disguised as a Buddhist priest) in the moat. Tathagata Buddha did this to test the king's faith. Tathagata is another name for the Sakyamuni Buddha formerly known as Gotama.
More information on Manjusri Bodhisattva.
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Always Wide Awake
They awaken, always wide awake:
Gotama's disciples
whose mindfulness, both day and night,
is constantly immersed
in the body.
-Dhammapada 299, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
What this means is:
Once awake, the seeker remains wide awake forever by letting one's mindfulness remain constantly immersed in samsara, the ocean of birth-life-death.
This is the fate of the spiritually awakened - you're always immersed in samsara, say and night!
For samsara is Nirvana, as body awareness is integral to the spiritually awakened.
Gotama's disciples
whose mindfulness, both day and night,
is constantly immersed
in the body.
-Dhammapada 299, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
What this means is:
Once awake, the seeker remains wide awake forever by letting one's mindfulness remain constantly immersed in samsara, the ocean of birth-life-death.
This is the fate of the spiritually awakened - you're always immersed in samsara, say and night!
For samsara is Nirvana, as body awareness is integral to the spiritually awakened.
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