Visuddhacaritra

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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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  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.