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]

Anantacāritra
Sanskritअनन्तचारित्र
Anantacāritra
Chinese無邊行菩薩
(Pinyin: Wúbiānxíng Púsà)
Japanese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’ yas
VietnameseVô Biên Bồ Tát
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Venerated byMahāyāna, Vajrayāna
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  1. ^ "Boundless Practices", Nichiren Buddhism Library, 12/03/2018