Manjusri also inspired another major school of Buddhism, the Hua-yen school, whose founder, Master Fa-shun (or Tu-shun) of the T'ang dynasty, was held to be a reincarnation of Manjusri.
禪宗之外，文殊菩薩並開啟了另一個佛教大宗﹘﹘華嚴宗：相傳華嚴宗的初祖﹘﹘唐朝的法順大師（又名為杜順和尚），就是文殊菩薩的化身。關於杜順和尚，還有一些有趣的傳說。佛門雖大，不度無緣人