Supratisthitacaritra

Supratiṣṭhitacāritra (Sanskrit: सुप्रतिष्ठितचारित्र; also known as Firm Practice), is one of the four great perfected bodhisattvas mentioned in the 15th chapter of the Lotus Sutra.[1][2] He is believed to represent the "bliss" characteristic of Buddhahood, which is the liberation from suffering.[2]

Supratiṣṭhitacāritra
Sanskritसुप्रतिष्ठितचारित्र
Supratiṣṭhitacāritra
Chinese安立行菩薩
(Pinyin: Ānlìxíng Púsà)
Japanese安立行菩薩（あんりゅうぎょうぼさつ）
(romaji: Anryūgyō Bosatsu)
Khmerសុប្រទិស្ឋិតចារិត្រ
(so-prati-theut-chaa-reut)
Korean안립행보살
(RR: Anriphaeng Bosal)
Tibetanསྤྱོད་པ་བརྟན་པ་
Wylie: spyod pa brtan pa
VietnameseAn Lập Hạnh Bồ Tát
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Venerated byMahāyāna, Vajrayāna
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Notes
  1. Reeves 2008, pp. 280, 437.
  2. McCormick, Ryuei M. "The Bodhisattvas of the Earth" Nichirenscoffeehouse.net. Nichiren's Coffeehouse and Gohonzon Gallery, 2002. Web. 17 May 2011.

References

  • Reeves, Gene (2008). The Lotus Sutra: A Contemporary Translation of a Buddhist Classic. Somerville: Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0-86171-571-3.
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