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'''Supratiṣṭhitacāritra''' ([[Sanskrit|Skt]]: सुप्रतिष्ठितचरित्र; [[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 安立行; [[pinyin]]: ''ānlì xíng''; [[Japanese language|Japanese]]: ''Anryūgyō''), also known as '''Firm Practice''', is one of the four great perfected [[bodhisattva]]s mentioned in the 15th chapter of the [[Lotus Sutra]].<ref name=Reeves>{{harvnb|Reeves|2008|pp=280 and 437}}</ref><ref name="McCormick">[http://nichirenscoffeehouse.net/ShuteiMandala/4bodhisattvas.html McCormick, Ryuei M. "The Bodhisattvas of the Earth" ''Nichirenscoffeehouse.net''. Nichiren's Coffeehouse and Gohonzon Gallery, 2002. Web. 17 May 2011.]</ref> He is believed to represent the "bliss" characteristic of [[Buddhahood]], which is the liberation from [[Dukkha|suffering]].<ref name="McCormick"/>
'''Supratiṣṭhitacāritra''' ([[Sanskrit]]; {{CJKV|c=安立行|p=Ānlìxíng}}, [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ''Anryūgyō''), also known as '''Firm Practice''', is one of the four great perfected [[bodhisattva]]s mentioned in the 15th chapter of the ''[[Lotus Sutra]]''.{{sfn|Reeves|2008|pp=280, 437}}<ref name="McCormick">[http://nichirenscoffeehouse.net/ShuteiMandala/4bodhisattvas.html McCormick, Ryuei M. "The Bodhisattvas of the Earth" ''Nichirenscoffeehouse.net''. Nichiren's Coffeehouse and Gohonzon Gallery, 2002. Web. 17 May 2011.]</ref> He is believed to represent the "bliss" characteristic of [[Buddhahood]], which is the liberation from [[Dukkha|suffering]].<ref name="McCormick"/>


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Revision as of 22:50, 30 June 2015

Supratiṣṭhitacāritra (Sanskrit; Chinese: 安立行; pinyin: Ānlìxíng, Japanese Anryūgyō), 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]

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References

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