also: まにしゅ
経典には摩尼珠が人々の願いを叶えると説かれている。
The sutras teach that the mani jewel grants people's wishes.
Standard kanji spelling for the Buddhist term.
Alternate reading; less common than まにじゅ.
From Sanskrit 'maṇi' (jewel) via Chinese, combined with 珠 (jewel). The reading まにじゅ is the standard Japanese rendering; まにしゅ is a variant.