Pema Chötri is the Buddhist name I recieved last year in the Ukraine when I became a Buddhist.
This name reminds me to be compassionate and humble; Pema is the lotus, Chötri is the Dharma sword of Manjushri's that cuts the ego. Or so I've heard. =)
It also sounds similar to Pema Chödrön, whose book When Things Fall Apart inspired me to seek meditation instructions.
The Vajra Sword of Discriminating Insight
Manjushri's most dynamic attribute is his sword, the vajra sword of discriminating wisdom or insight. The sword cuts through ignorance and the entanglements of conceptual views. It cuts away ego and self-created obstacles. Sometimes the sword is in flames, which can represent light or transformation. It can cut things in two, but it can also cut into one, by cutting the self-other dichotomy. It is said the sword can both give and take life.
About the healing process of Chö, meaning, to cut, to cut ego.
