Supratisthitacaritra

Bodhisattva mentioned in the Lotus Sutra
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)TagalogSuplatisthitakalitlaTibetanསྤྱོད་པ་བརྟན་པ་
Wylie: spyod pa brtan paVietnameseAn Lập Hạnh Bồ TátInformationVenerated byMahāyāna, Vajrayānaicon Religion portal

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]

Notes

  1. ^ Reeves 2008, pp. 280, 437.
  2. ^ a b McCormick, Ryuei M. "The Bodhisattvas of the Earth" Nichirenscoffeehouse.net. Nichiren's Coffeehouse and Gohonzon Gallery, 2002. Web. 17 May 2011.

References

  • McCormick, Ryuei M. "The Bodhisattvas of the Earth" Nichirenscoffeehouse.net. Nichiren's Coffeehouse and Gohonzon Gallery, 2002. Web. 17 May 2011.
  • Reeves, Gene (2008). The Lotus Sutra: A Contemporary Translation of a Buddhist Classic. Somerville: Wisdom Publications. ISBN 978-0-86171-571-8.
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