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Supratiṣṭhitacāritra
Sanskritसुप्रतिष्ठितचारित्र
Supratiṣṭhitacāritra
Chinese安立行菩薩
(Pinyin: Ānlìxíng Púsà)
Japanese安立行菩薩あんりゅうぎょうぼさつ
(romaji: Anryūgyō Bosatsu)
Khmerសុប្រទិស្ឋិតចារិត្រ
(so-prati-theut-chaa-reut)
Korean안립행보살
(RR: Anriphaeng Bosal)
TagalogSuplatisthitakalitla
Tibetanསྤྱོད་པ་བརྟན་པ་
Wylie: spyod pa brtan pa
VietnameseAn Lập Hạnh Bồ Tát
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Supratiṣṭhitacāritra (Sanskrit: सुप्रतिष्ठितचारित्र; also known as Firm Practice) is one of the four great perfected bodhisattvas mentioned in the 15th chapter of the Lotus Sutra. He is believed to represent the "bliss" characteristic of Buddhahood, which is the liberation from suffering.

Notes

  1. Reeves 2008, pp. 280, 437.
  2. ^ McCormick, Ryuei M. "The Bodhisattvas of the Earth" Nichirenscoffeehouse.net. Nichiren's Coffeehouse and Gohonzon Gallery, 2002. Web. 17 May 2011.

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