"Universal Goodness;" The bodhisattva Samantabhadra. He represents the practice and meditation of all the Buddhas， as contrasted to Man~ju/sri^ （文殊） who represents wisdom and realization. He is the right-hand attendant of S/a^kyamuni Buddha， and is often portrayed mounted on a white elephant. He serves as an interlocutor to the Buddha in many Maha^ya^na sutras. （2） The interlocutor bodhisattva who speaks in the second chapter of the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment 圆觉经.