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Supratisthitacaritra

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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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Venerated byMahāyāna, Vajrayāna
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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.[1][2] He is believed to represent the "bliss" characteristic of Buddhahood, which is the liberation from suffering.[2]

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  • 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 978-0-86171-571-8.