Anantacaritra Explained

Anantacāritra
Sanskrit Name:अनन्तचारित्र
Anantacāritra
Chinese Name:無邊行菩薩
(Pinyin: Wúbiānxíng Púsà)
Japanese Name:
(romaji: Muhengyō Bosatsu)
Khmer Name:អនន្តចារិត្រ
(a-non-chaa-reut)
Korean Name:무변행보살
(RR: Mubyeonhaeng Bosal)
Tibetan Name:སྤྱོད་པ་མཐའ་ཡས་
Wylie: spyod pa mtha’ yas
Vietnamese Name:Vô Biên Bồ Tát
Veneration:Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna

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]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.nichirenlibrary.org/en/dic/Content/B/55 "Boundless Practices"