Bodhisattvas of the Earth

Bodhisattvas of the Earth (Chinese: 地涌菩薩; Japanese: 地涌の菩薩, 地湧の菩薩, 上行菩薩), also sometimes referred to as "Bodhisattvas from the Underground," "Bodhisattvas Taught by the Original Buddha,"^[1] or "earth bodhisattvas,"^{[note 1]}^[3]^[4] are the infinite number of bodhisattvas who, in the 15th ("Emerging from the Earth") chapter of the Lotus Sutra, emerged from a fissure in the ground.^[5] This pivotal story of the Lotus Sutra^[6] takes place during the "Ceremony in the Air" which had commenced in the 11th ("Emergence of the Treasure Tower") chapter. Later, in the 21st ("Supernatural Powers") chapter, Shakyamuni passes on to them the responsibility to keep and propagate the Lotus Sutra in the feared future era of the Latter Day of the Law.^[7]^[8]

^ Chitkara, M. G. (2002). Bodhisattva and selflessness. New Delhi: APH Publ. Corp. p. 469. ISBN 9788176481939.
^ Jaffe, P. D. (1986). Rising from the Lotus: Two bodhisattvas from the Lotus Sutra as a psychodynamic paradigm for Nichiren, Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 13 (1), 85
^ Nakamura, Jun-ichi. "Nichiren Shonin and Those Who Uphold the Odaimoku Are All Bodhisattvas from Underground". Perhimpunan Buddhis Nichiren Shu Indonesia. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
^ Leighton, Taigen, Dan (2013). "Where the Buddha Lives Now". Dharma World. 40 (3): 18–21. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-08-02.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Watson (Tr), Burton (2009). The Lotus Sutra and Its Opening and Closing Sutras. Tokyo: Soka Gakkai. pp. 252, 253. ISBN 9784412014091.
^ Leighton, Taigen Dan (2007). Visions of awakening space and time Dōgen and the Lotus sutra. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 4. ISBN 9780195320930.
^ Suzuki, Takayasu (2016). "The Saddharmapundarika as the Prediction of All the Sentient Beings' Attaining Buddhahood: With Special Focus on the Sadaparibhuta-parivarta". Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies. 64 (3): 1162.
^ The English Buddhist Dictionary Committee (2009). The Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9788120833340. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06.

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[1] Chitkara, M. G. (2002). Bodhisattva and selflessness. New Delhi: APH Publ. Corp. p. 469. ISBN 9788176481939.

[2] Jaffe, P. D. (1986). Rising from the Lotus: Two bodhisattvas from the Lotus Sutra as a psychodynamic paradigm for Nichiren, Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 13 (1), 85

[pbnshi.or.id-4] Nakamura, Jun-ichi. "Nichiren Shonin and Those Who Uphold the Odaimoku Are All Bodhisattvas from Underground". Perhimpunan Buddhis Nichiren Shu Indonesia. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

[Where_the_Buddha_Lives_Now-5] Leighton, Taigen, Dan (2013). "Where the Buddha Lives Now". Dharma World. 40 (3): 18–21. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-08-02.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[6] Watson (Tr), Burton (2009). The Lotus Sutra and Its Opening and Closing Sutras. Tokyo: Soka Gakkai. pp. 252, 253. ISBN 9784412014091.

[Leighton3-7] Leighton, Taigen Dan (2007). Visions of awakening space and time Dōgen and the Lotus sutra. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 4. ISBN 9780195320930.

[8] Suzuki, Takayasu (2016). "The Saddharmapundarika as the Prediction of All the Sentient Beings' Attaining Buddhahood: With Special Focus on the Sadaparibhuta-parivarta". Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies. 64 (3): 1162.

[The_English_Buddhist_Dictionary_Committee-9] The English Buddhist Dictionary Committee (2009). The Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9788120833340. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06.

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