Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha

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Buddha Mahāyāna Buddhist concept eternal Buddha primordial Buddha religious concept

Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha is the timeless, ever-present form of the historical Buddha revealed in the Lotus Sutra as the original, primordial Buddha who continually guides all beings to enlightenment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddha ⓘ
Mahāyāna Buddhist concept ⓘ
eternal Buddha ⓘ
primordial Buddha ⓘ
religious concept ⓘ
aimsAt leading all beings to enlightenment ⓘ
associatedWith Lotus Sutra "Lifespan of the Tathāgata" teaching NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nichiren Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tathāgata of infinite lifespan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tendai Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
one vehicle (ekayāna) doctrine ⓘ
universal salvation ⓘ
basisFor doctrine of the eternal Buddha in East Asian Buddhism ⓘ
centralIn Nichiren Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
some Tendai interpretations ⓘ
conceals his true eternal lifespan from ordinary beings ⓘ
describedAs original, primordial Buddha who continually guides all beings to enlightenment ⓘ
distinguishedFrom historical Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ
doctrinalFunction grounds the universality and timelessness of the Lotus Sutra teaching ⓘ
existsIn future ⓘ
past ⓘ
present ⓘ
guides all sentient beings ⓘ
hasAttribute compassion for all beings ⓘ
eternal lifespan ⓘ
omniscience ⓘ
unchanging enlightenment ⓘ
hasRole cosmic Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ
original teacher of all Buddhas ⓘ
savior of all beings ⓘ
identifiedWith Shakyamuni Buddha in his original enlightenment ⓘ
knownInJapaneseAs Kuon jitsujo no Shaka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kuon no honbutsu NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageForm Japanese Buddhist term ⓘ
relatedConcept Dharmakāya Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nirmāṇakāya Shakyamuni Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sambhogakāya Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ
residesIn ever-abiding pure land NERFINISHED ⓘ
this saha world in its true aspect ⓘ
revealedAs ever-present Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ
original Buddha ⓘ
timeless Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ
revealedIn Lotus Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ
revealedInChapter Lotus Sutra Chapter 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ
reveals his eternal nature in the Lotus Sutra ⓘ
teaches Dharma in all three time periods ⓘ
worshippedAs original teacher of the Lotus Sutra ⓘ
supreme Buddha in Nichiren traditions ⓘ

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Shakyamuni Buddha as eternal Buddha revealed in the Lotus Sutra → hasName → Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ