Supratisthitacaritra

Supratiṣṭhitacāritra (Skt: सुप्रतिष्ठितचरित्र; Chinese: 安立行; pinyin: ānlì xíng; 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]

Notes

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 0-86171-571-3. 

Lotus Sūtra Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra Components Threefold Lotus Sutra: Innumerable Meanings Sūtra Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Dharma Samantabhadra Meditation Sūtra Concepts Bodhisattva Buddha-nature Emptiness Eternal Buddha Six Pāramitās Skillful Means Ten Suchnesses Key figures Bodhisattvas Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) Firm Practice Maitreya Manjusri Medicine King Never Disrespectful Pure Practice Samantabhadra Superior Practice Unlimited Practice Buddhas Abundant Treasures Buddha Akshobhya Majestic Voice King Śākyamuni Buddha Vairocana (in Samantabhadra Meditation Sutra) Devas Brahmā Hārītī (her ten daughters and her give a Dharani) Nagakanya (female naga and daughter of Nagaraja who turns into a Bodhisattva and then Buddha instantly) Śakra Śrāvakas Ānanda Aniruddha Kauṇḍinya Mahā-Kāśyapa Mahā-Kātyāyana Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī Maudgalyayana Nanda Pūrṇa Rāhula Śāriputra Subhūti Upāli Yasodharā Nichiren Buddhism Tiantai Buddhism (J. Tendai, K. Cheontae)