Visuddhacaritra

Viśuddhacāritra (Skt: विशुद्धचारित्र; Chinese: 淨行; pinyin: jìngxíng; Japanese: Jōgyō), also known as Pure Practice, is one of the four great primarily or eternally evolved bodhisattvas mentioned in the 15th chapter of the Lotus Sutra.[1][2] He is considered to represent the "purity" characteristic of buddhahood, "Nirvana's freedom from all that is impure."[3]


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Notes

  1. ↑ Reeves 2008, pp. 280 and 446
  2. ↑ Kato 1993, p. 239
  3. ↑ McCormick, Ryuei M. "The Bodhisattvas of the Earth" Nichirenscoffeehouse.net. Nichiren's Coffeehouse and Gohonzon Gallery, 2002. Web. 15 October 2014.

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