Anantacaritra
Bodhisattva mentioned in the Lotus Sutra
無辺行菩薩(romaji: Muhengyō Bosatsu)
(a-non-chaa-reut)
(RR: Mubyeonhaeng Bosal)
Wylie: spyod pa mtha’ yas
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Anantacāritra (Sanskrit: अनन्तचारित्र; also known as Boundless Practice) is one of the four great perfected bodhisattvas mentioned in the 15th chapter of the Lotus Sutra. According to the Supplement to the Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra (法華文句輔正記), by Tiantai priest Dàoxiān, this bodhisattva is understood as representing eternity.[1]
See also
- Visistacaritra
- Visuddhacaritra
- Supratisthitacaritra
Notes
- ^ "Boundless Practices", Nichiren Buddhism Library, 12/03/2018
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Lotus Sūtra
Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra
- Threefold Lotus Sutra: Innumerable Meanings Sūtra
- Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Dharma
- Samantabhadra Meditation Sūtra
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