manjusaka

Manjusaka:It is a Buddhism word, means "the connection between the real world and the nether world. It comes from Aisa. In Aisa, the meaning of manjusaka is always related the death. Aisan believe when people die, their soul will walk to another world. There is a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon. Manjusaka is the only flower which grows on the other side of shore. When people see it, it can evoke the memories of their previous life. There are some legends about manjusaka.
Long long ago, a vast stretch of Manjusaka grew in the edge of a city. The fragrance of the flowers had a magic power that could evoke the memories of previous life. The flowers were guarded by two fairies--flower fairy, Manju and leave fairy, Saka. Although they had been watched the flowers over for thousands of years, they had never seen each other. Because when the flowers came out, the leaves withered, and vice versa. They were miss each other in a frenzy and tortured by this distress. Then one day, they decided to betray The Heave to meet secretly. So in that year, the scarlet flowers looked extremely beautiful against the fresh-green leaves. Unfortunately, The Heaven realized their disobedience and punished them. So they were put into the transmigration of life and death and were cursed to separate forever, experiencing all kinds of sufferings in the human world. From then on, the Manjusaka was also called the flower on the other shore. It looked like a stretched hand praying to the heaven. Manjusaka disappeared from this city and only appeared in the netherworld. Every time, when Manju and Sara are to the next transmigration, smelling the fragrance, they will recall their memories of previous life. Upon the miserable feeling, they swear to stay together eternally, and then go to the next round.