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Mahasthamaprapta
Mahāsthāmaprāpta is a Bodhisattva Mahāsattva who represents the power of wisdom. His name literally means "arrival of the great strength".
Mahāsthāmaprāpta is one of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism, along with Mañjuśrī, Samantabhadra, Avalokiteśvara, Ākāśagarbha, Kṣitigarbha, Maitreya and Sarvanivarana-Vishkambhin.
In Chinese Buddhism, Mahasthamaprapta is sometimes portrayed as a woman, Dashizhi, with a likeness similar to Avalokiteśvara (known as Guanyin in China). He is also one of the Thirteen Buddhas in the Japanese school of Shingon Buddhism. In Tibetan Buddhism, Mahāsthāmaprāpta is equated with Vajrapani, who is one of his incarnations and was known as the Protector of Gautama Buddha.
Mahāsthāmaprāpta is one of the oldest bodhisattvas and is regarded as powerful, especially in the Pure Land school, where he takes an important role in the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra. He is often depicted in a trinity with Amitābha and Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin), especially in Pure Land Buddhism.
In Chinese Buddhism, Mahāsthāmaprāpta is known as Dashizhi (Chinese: 大勢至, "Arrival of Great Strength"), and is especially associated with the Pure Land tradition as one of Amitabha's assistant Bodhisattvas. Shi Yinguang (Chinese: 印光), the Thirteenth Patriarch of Chinese Pure Land Buddhism, was widely considered to be a manifestation of Dashizhi based on the accounts of two people:
1. Yang Xinfeng (Chinese: 楊信芳), a student who had never heard of either Dashizhi or Yinguang
2. Benkong (Chinese: 本空), a former Christian who later converted to Buddhism and became a bhikkhunī
Both of these figures had independent dreams regarding the situation.
In Japanese Buddhism, Mahāsthāmaprāpta is known as Daiseishi (Japanese: 大勢至, "Arrival of Great Strength") and is associated with the temple guardians Kongō Rikishi. Daiseishi is one of 25 bodhisattvas who descend from heaven (raigō) with Amitabha to welcome dying souls into Sukhavati.
Daiseishi is also the guardian of those born in the Year of the Horse.
Daiseishi is one of the Thirteen Buddhas and oversees the ceremony held on the first year anniversary of a person's death.
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Mahasthamaprapta
Mahāsthāmaprāpta is a Bodhisattva Mahāsattva who represents the power of wisdom. His name literally means "arrival of the great strength".
Mahāsthāmaprāpta is one of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism, along with Mañjuśrī, Samantabhadra, Avalokiteśvara, Ākāśagarbha, Kṣitigarbha, Maitreya and Sarvanivarana-Vishkambhin.
In Chinese Buddhism, Mahasthamaprapta is sometimes portrayed as a woman, Dashizhi, with a likeness similar to Avalokiteśvara (known as Guanyin in China). He is also one of the Thirteen Buddhas in the Japanese school of Shingon Buddhism. In Tibetan Buddhism, Mahāsthāmaprāpta is equated with Vajrapani, who is one of his incarnations and was known as the Protector of Gautama Buddha.
Mahāsthāmaprāpta is one of the oldest bodhisattvas and is regarded as powerful, especially in the Pure Land school, where he takes an important role in the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra. He is often depicted in a trinity with Amitābha and Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin), especially in Pure Land Buddhism.
In Chinese Buddhism, Mahāsthāmaprāpta is known as Dashizhi (Chinese: 大勢至, "Arrival of Great Strength"), and is especially associated with the Pure Land tradition as one of Amitabha's assistant Bodhisattvas. Shi Yinguang (Chinese: 印光), the Thirteenth Patriarch of Chinese Pure Land Buddhism, was widely considered to be a manifestation of Dashizhi based on the accounts of two people:
1. Yang Xinfeng (Chinese: 楊信芳), a student who had never heard of either Dashizhi or Yinguang
2. Benkong (Chinese: 本空), a former Christian who later converted to Buddhism and became a bhikkhunī
Both of these figures had independent dreams regarding the situation.
In Japanese Buddhism, Mahāsthāmaprāpta is known as Daiseishi (Japanese: 大勢至, "Arrival of Great Strength") and is associated with the temple guardians Kongō Rikishi. Daiseishi is one of 25 bodhisattvas who descend from heaven (raigō) with Amitabha to welcome dying souls into Sukhavati.
Daiseishi is also the guardian of those born in the Year of the Horse.
Daiseishi is one of the Thirteen Buddhas and oversees the ceremony held on the first year anniversary of a person's death.