Sakyamuni himself extolled Manjusri in these words: "As worldly children have parents, so Manjusri is the parent of the Buddhist Way leading to enlightenment."
在「放缽經」中，釋迦牟尼就這樣盛讚文殊：「譬如世間小兒之有父母，文殊師利者，佛道之父母也。」