Anantacaritra

無辺行菩薩（むへんぎょうぼさつ）
(romaji: Muhengyō Bosatsu)Khmerអនន្តចារិត្រ
(a-non-chaa-reut)Korean무변행보살
(RR: Mubyeonhaeng Bosal)Tibetanསྤྱོད་པ་མཐའ་ཡས་
Wylie: spyod pa mtha’ yasVietnameseVô Biên Bồ TátInformationVenerated byMahāyāna, Vajrayāna

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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]

Notes

^ "Boundless Practices", Nichiren Buddhism Library, 12/03/2018

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); Maitreya; Mañjuśrī; Medicine King; Samantabhadra; Firm Practice; Pure Practice; Superior Practice; Unlimited Practice; Never Disrespectful

Buddhas: Abundant Treasures Buddha; Akshobhya; Majestic Voice King; Śākyamuni Buddha; Vairocana (in Samantabhadra Meditation Sūtra)

Devas: Śakra; Brahmā; Hārītī (with ten rākṣasī daughters); Nāgakanya (daughter of Sāgara Nāgaraja who becomes a Buddha); Vaiśravaṇa; Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Śrāvakas: Ānanda; Aniruddha; Kauṇḍinya; Mahā-Kāśyapa; Mahā-Kātyāyana; Maha-Maudgalyayana; Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī; Nanda; Pūrṇa; Rāhula; Śāriputra; Subhūti; Upāli; Yaśodharā

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v t e Bodhisattvas
Major	Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) Mañjuśrī Samantabhadra Kṣitigarbha Maitreya Mahāsthāmaprāpta Ākāśagarbha
Chinese	Skanda Sangharāma (Guān Yǔ)
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Other	B. R. Ambedkar Bhaiṣajyarāja Candraprabha Niō Supratiṣṭhitacāritra Supuṣpacandra Sūryaprabha Vasudhārā Viśiṣṭacāritra Viśuddhacāritra Nagarjuna Śāntideva

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