Whereas buddhas preach the dharma in the Land of Emerald or Pure Land, bodhisattvas descend into the world of decay to save mortal beings. Thus Manjusri, like Avalokitesvara, is a buddha who has trans-formed himself into a bodhisattva.
只是諸佛常在各個琉璃「淨土」中講道說法，不像菩薩深入五濁惡世度化世人，因此文殊和「倒駕慈航」的觀音菩薩一樣，是以佛之尊化身菩薩。