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	Mahasthamaprapta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This altar display at a temple in Taiwan shows Amitabha in the center, flanked by Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva on the viewer's right and Avalokitesvara on the right.
		Unlike many of the bodhisattvas of Buddhism, Mahasthamaprapta has not gained as much popularity as many of the bodhisattvas that are usually mentioned.
		In the Surangama Sutra, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva tells of how he gained enlightenment through Buddha recitation, or continuous pure mindfulness of the Buddha, to obtain samadhi.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mahasthamaprapta (171 words)

	Mahasthamaprapta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva: One of the three key Bodhisattvas in Pure Land Buddhism, recognizable by the water jar (jeweled pitcher) adorning her crown.
		Usually represented in East Asian iconography as a female Bodhisattva bearing a lotus bud to escort the elect to the Pure Land.
		Amitabha Buddha is frequently depicted standing between the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta.
	www.haianpagoda.org /Andrew/phmahast.htm (56 words)

	E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum -> The Bottle On Mahasthamaprapta's Head (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		And it is reasonable that the Bottle that on Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva's head represent Kuan Yin as his teacher.
		Mahasthamaprapta, who benefits all beings profoundly, is in charge of the Amidist approch.
		Blessed be the one in the Western Paradise with boundless luminous being, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva.
	www.lioncity.net /buddhism/index.php?showtopic=10808 (945 words)

	The Collected Works of Shinran Commentaries Notes on the Inscriptions on Sacred Scrolls 2
		Thus, it was the nembutsu to which Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta was enlightened.
		The dharma-prince Mahasthamaprapta, along with his company: fifty-two bodhisattvas and Mahasthamaprapta are companions in a single group.
		Hence it is stated, he is called "one adorned with the fragrance of light." Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta, possessing the heart of the nembutsu within his heart, is likened to a person imbued with incense.
	www.shinranworks.com /commentaries/inscriptions2.htm (617 words)

	E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum > Is This Mahasthamaprapta?
		She feels that I have already spent way too much money on my altar, statues, and ritual items and what she believes is at the very least foolishness or silliness, if not bordering on downright cultism.
		What I am looking for is something about ten inches in height and in the $50-$100 range and although at this point I cannot be too fussy I was hoping to find something in one shade or one color and not fancifully multi-colored.
		Mahasthamaprapta is true to his name, the Bodhisattva with mighty power
	www.lioncity.net /buddhism/lofiversion/index.php/t4804.html (2104 words)

	Unidentified artist: Amitabha Triad [Korea] (30.76.298) \| Object Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On his chest is a svastika, an auspicious symbol representing Buddhist teaching; on his palms and the sole of his one visible foot are chakra (wheel) motifs, symbolizing the ever-turning dharma (law).
		Amitabha's identity is established by his hand gesture, the dharmachakramudra, representing the preaching of the Buddhist law, and by the presence of the bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara (Kwanûm), on his left, and Mahasthamaprapta (Tae Seji), on his right.
		Mahasthamaprapta, who symbolizes Amitabha's wisdom and helps people realize the importance of seeking enlightenment, holds in his right hand a rectangular object with a red ribbon; a tiny "precious bottle" appears in his crown.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/ho/07/eak/hod_30.76.298.htm (414 words)

	E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum > Mahasthamaprapta
		So far it seems to be the case, Mahasthamaprapta is sometimes depicted as holding a lotus, and at other times depicted as holding the botlle or jar of elexir...
		According to one story i checked up on, Avalokitesvara is the representation of the great compassion of Amitabha, and it is Avolokitesvara that upholds the Dhamma in the world during the period in between Buddha Shakyamuni's demise and the arising of the next Buddha,...
		The implication seems to be Mahasthamaprapta (great strength) is that of subsequently upholding Avalokitesvara (great compassion), whilst Manjushri (great wisdom) subsequently upholds Mahasthamaprapta, though in essence these two, Avalokitesvara and Mahasthamaprapta, always appear together in the light of Amitabha.
	www.lioncity.net /buddhism/lofiversion/index.php/t3380.html (3485 words)

	E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum -> Mahasthamaprapta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		From between these, manifested bodies of Amitayus, Avalokiteshvara, and Mahasthamaprapta, as innumerable as particles of dust, all assemble like clouds in the Land of Utmost Bliss, filling the entire sky.
		To visualize thus is known as the contemplation of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, and is also called the contemplation of Mahasthamaprapta's physical characteristics.
		Quan Yin is usually depicted holding the vessel of sweet dew which she sprinkes on one's head at the time of death, while Mahasthamaprapta is usually depicted carrying the lotus blossom in which one will be reborn in in Amitabha's Pure Land.
	www.lioncity.net /buddhism/index.php?showtopic=3380 (2222 words)

	Mahasthamaprapta
		Mahasthamaprapta is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		Mahasthamaprapta: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary on Mahasthamaprapta (Shih Chih, Seishi)
		Amitabha Buddha is frequently depicted standing between the Bodhisattvas Avalokitesvara and Mahasthamaprapta.
	www.experiencefestival.com /mahasthamaprapta (446 words)

	The Collected Works of Shinran Commentaries Notes on the Essentials of Faith Alone 1
		Namu-amida-butsu is the Name embodying wisdom; hence, when persons accept and entrust themselves to this Name of the Buddha of inconceivable wisdom-light, holding it in mindfulness, Avalokitesvara and Mahasthamaprapta accompany them constantly, as shadows do things.
		The Buddha of unhindered light appears as Avalokitesvara, and becomes manifest as Mahasthamaprapta.
		A sutra states that Avalokitesvara, with the name Bodhisattva Treasure-response, reveals himself as the god of the sun and dispels the pitch darkness of ignorance in all beings; and Mahasthamaprapta, with the name Bodhisattva Treasure-happiness, reveals himself as the god of the moon and illuminates the long night of birth-and-death.
	www.shinranworks.com /commentaries/essentialnotes1.htm (1243 words)

	Illustrated Contemplation Sutra (22-24) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, carrying a vajra-seat, together with the Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta, approaches the aspirant.
		Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta, together with innumerable bodhisattvas, praise and encourage the aspirant.
		In an instant, he is born in a seven-jewelled pond of that land.
	www.fjdh.com /zhuanti/newjtmtl/eng/cetai-22-24.htm (1051 words)

	Kanmuryojugyo - The Sutra on the Contemplation of Infinite Life
		This is the comprehensive visualization, and is known as the twelfth contemplation.
		In seven weeks the lotus-bud opens and Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion, and Mahasthamaprapta appear before him, releasing great floods of light, and explain to him the extremely profound teachings of the twelve divisions of the scriptures.
		When he comes to die, he sees before him a golden lotus-flower like the disk of the sun, and in an instant he is born within a lotus-bud in the Land of Utmost Bliss.
	shinmission_sg.tripod.com /contemplation (8509 words)

	Buddha's Words - Gotaro2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		After you have had this perception, you should imagine yourself to be born in the World of Highest Happiness in the western quarter, and to be seated, cross-legged, on a lotus-flower there.
		These three classes of beings who wish to be born in that country by bringing (their respective stocks of merit) to maturity, will become destined to be born there if they have accomplished any of those meritorious deeds for one day or even for seven days.
		He and many Bodhisattvas will offer their hands and welcome him, when Avalokitesvara, Mahasthamaprapta, and all the other Bodhisattvas will praise the glory of the man who practiced the meritorious deeds, and convey an exhortation to his mind.
	www.gotaro2.homestead.com /Page40A.html (6350 words)

	Harold Stewart on Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Enough has already been said on the subject of Avalokiteshvara but a few words on his counterpartner, Daiseishi, may not go amiss, since he is less well known, at least in the West.
		His name in Sanskrit, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, signifies that he is the possessor of great authority and power, delegated no doubt from the Other Power of Amida's Vows, since Daiseishi embodies Amida's Wisdom, just as Kannon does his Compassion.
		According to the Amitayur-dhyana-sutra, Seishi therefore possesses the power to break the bonds of those born in the Three Worlds of Suffering: the unfortunate realms of the animals, the hungry ghosts, and the inhabitants of the hells.
	www.nembutsu.info /hsrmb.htm (309 words)

	Buddha of Infinite Life
		For those who visualize this Bodhisattva, the evil karma binding them to infinite aeons of birth-and-death is eliminated, and those who perform this visualization will no longer be subject to birth from the womb, but will roam freely throughout the pure and exquisite lands of the Buddhas.
		The color of these manifested figures is that of pure gold, and the miraculously created Buddhas and the jeweled lotus flowers in the surrounding circle of light are the same as I described before.
		Having heard these things, they soon come to the end of their lives, and in the time it takes for a vigorous person to bend and extend an arm, the aspirants are reborn into the Realm of Ultimate Bliss of the Western Quarter.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /pureland/sutra_of_visualization_of_the_bu.htm (9069 words)

	Contemplation of Amida Buddha
		Buddha then spoke to Ánanda and Vaidehi: 'Those who wish, by means of their serene thoughts, to be born in the western land, should first meditate on an image of the Buddha, who is sixteen cubits high, seated on a lotus-flower in the water of the lake.
		He and many Bodhisattvas will offer their hands and welcome him, when Avalokiteshvara, Mahasthamaprapta, and all the other Bodhisattvas will praise the glory of the man who practiced the meritorious deeds, and convey an exhortation to his mind.
		After twelve greater kalpas the lotus-flower will unfold; thereupon the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta, raising their voices in great compassion, will preach to him in detail the real state of all the elements of nature and the law of the expiation of sins.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /ida_b_wells_memorial_sutra_library/contemplation_of_amida_buddha.htm (7623 words)

	The Sutra of Contemplation on Buddha Amitayus
		Buddha then spoke to Ananda and Vaidehi: 'Those who wish, by means of their serene thoughts, to be born in the western land, should first meditate on an image of the Buddha, who is sixteen cubits high, seated on a lotus-flower in the water of the lake.
		When a devotee of this class dies, Amitayus, with Avalokitesvara, Mahasthamaprapta and all the dependents, will offer him a golden lotus-flower; he will also miraculously create five hundred Buddhas in order to send for and meet him.
		After twelve greater kalpas the lotus-flower will unfold; thereupon the Bodhisattvas Avalokitesvara and Mahasthamaprapta, raising their voices in great compassion, will preach to him in detail the real state of all the elements of nature and the law of the expiation of sins.
	web.mit.edu /stclair/www/meditationsutra.html (7811 words)

	Thoughts
		In addition, a tall, brown statue of Bodhidharma stood on a low table surrounded by smaller bronze statues of the Buddha; Avalokitesvara or Quan Am, the Bodhisattva for compassion; and Mahasthamaprapta or Dia Tang, the Bodhisattva for wisdom.
		Statues of important arhats were placed on top of the bookshelves in the library.
		On the Buddha’s left, also on a lower shelf, was a statue of Mahasthamaprapta.
	www.loyno.edu /~utphan/thoughts.html (1423 words)

	peaceful turmoil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This figures is known in Tibet as Sai Nyingpo.
		Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva...Also known as "Universal Goodness" she is the Bodhisattva of Great Strength and usually depicted as female, she is normally shown with a water jar adorning her crown and carrying a lotus bud in her palm.
		She is frequently part of a triad in Pure Land Buddhist altars, standing on one side of Amitabha Buddha with Avalokitesvara standing on the other.
	home.comcast.net /~tinythinker/directory.html (1427 words)

	Who's Who in Heaven - The Art of Asia - Buddhism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Together with Mahasthamaprapta, he attends Amitabha when he welcomes the souls of the deceased into the Pure Land.
		Ksitigarbha (Chinese: Ti-tsang; Japanese: Jizo) is worshipped as a savior to those condemned to the torments of hell.
		Mahasthamaprapta (Chinese: Shih-chih; Japanese: Seishi) Bodhisattva of Extreme Strength
	www.artsmia.org /art-of-asia/buddhism/buddhism-whos-who.cfm (862 words)

	Buddhist stele [China] (30.122) \| Object Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Judging by the small Buddhas on the crowns, they represent Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara), one of the principal bodhisattvas associated with the Pure Land cult.
		In other Pure Land depictions, Amitabha is often accompanied by Guanyin and Dashizhi (Mahasthamaprapta); the latter is identified by a vase on the crown which symbolizes purity.
		In one of the three niches hollowed out on the reverse of the stele, Amitabha and his attendants are represented in relief, and below this group small figures atop the lotus flowers signify those who have been reborn in the Western paradise.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/tang/hod_30.122.htm (351 words)

	Unit 1 Part 4 Bodhisattvas (DL0040m) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Now, the Bodhisattva will no longer be reborn according to karma but is become a "heavenly saviour," as Peter Harvey puts it.
		Four of these Mahasattva Bodhisattvas are of particular significance in Mahayana texts: Maitreya, Avalokitesvara, Manjusri, and Mahasthamaprapta.
		Of these, Maitreya and Avalokitesvara are most frequently encountered in the extant art of South Asia.
	kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu:16080 /studypages/internal/dl/SouthAsia/Buddhist/pgs/u1/p4/DL0040m.htm (380 words)

	HINDU - BUDDHIST STATUES: VAJRAPANI, from The Summit Eastern Enlightenment Collection
		His mount is the elephant, Airavata (Pali: Eravana.) Vajrapani is associated with Buddha Shakyamuni and mentioned, usually by one of his other names, as the attendant who accompanied Him wherever he went.
		In accounts of the Buddha's life, his presence is evoked by means of the phrase, Mighty as an Elephant or Mahasthamaprapta (Tib.
		Thuchenthop -- Great Strength as Elephant.) This epithet is especially used when he is shown standing beside Amitayus (the Long-life buddha-form of Amitabha,) along with Chenrezi.
	www.twistedfeather.com /store/vajrapani.html (605 words)

	Avalokiteshvara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kuan Yin): The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is one of the Three Pure Land Sages, the others being Buddha Amitabha and the Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta.
		Amitabha Buddha is frequently depicted standing between Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta.
		Chenrezi is the Tibetan form of Avalokiteshvara and is considered the patron and protector of the “Land of Snow.” Important events and personalities of Tibetan Buddhism are regarded as connected with Chenrezi’s action.
	www.haianpagoda.org /Andrew/phavalokiteshvara.htm (154 words)

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