Bodhisattvas of the Earth
E293906
Bodhisattvas of the Earth are a vast assembly of enlightened beings in Nichiren Buddhism who emerge in the Lotus Sutra as the destined protectors and propagators of its teachings in the present age.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bodhisattvas of the Earth canonical | 1 |
| Protectors of the Lotus Sutra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2736815 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bodhisattvas of the Earth Context triple: [Nichiren Buddhism, hasConcept, Bodhisattvas of the Earth]
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A.
Bodhisattva of the Future
Bodhisattva of the Future is a revered Buddhist figure prophesied to appear in a coming age to attain full enlightenment and teach the Dharma anew for the benefit of all beings.
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B.
Tusita Heaven
Tusita Heaven is a celestial realm in Buddhist cosmology where future Buddhas, including Maitreya, dwell before their final rebirth and enlightenment.
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C.
The Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life is a prominent bronze sculpture by Gustav Vigeland symbolizing the human life cycle, located in Oslo’s Vigeland Sculpture Park.
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D.
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
"The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean" is the opening episode of Carl Sagan’s documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage*, introducing viewers to the scale, structure, and wonder of the universe.
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E.
The Bod
The Bod is the informal name for the Bodleian Library, the historic main research library of the University of Oxford and one of the oldest and most important libraries in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bodhisattvas of the Earth Target entity description: Bodhisattvas of the Earth are a vast assembly of enlightened beings in Nichiren Buddhism who emerge in the Lotus Sutra as the destined protectors and propagators of its teachings in the present age.
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A.
Bodhisattva of the Future
Bodhisattva of the Future is a revered Buddhist figure prophesied to appear in a coming age to attain full enlightenment and teach the Dharma anew for the benefit of all beings.
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B.
Tusita Heaven
Tusita Heaven is a celestial realm in Buddhist cosmology where future Buddhas, including Maitreya, dwell before their final rebirth and enlightenment.
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C.
The Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life is a prominent bronze sculpture by Gustav Vigeland symbolizing the human life cycle, located in Oslo’s Vigeland Sculpture Park.
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D.
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
"The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean" is the opening episode of Carl Sagan’s documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage*, introducing viewers to the scale, structure, and wonder of the universe.
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E.
The Bod
The Bod is the informal name for the Bodleian Library, the historic main research library of the University of Oxford and one of the oldest and most important libraries in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bodhisattva
ⓘ
Religious concept ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Lotus Sūtra
ⓘ
surface form:
Lotus Sutra
|
| appearsInChapter |
Lotus Sūtra
ⓘ
surface form:
Lotus Sutra Chapter 15
Lotus Sūtra ⓘ
surface form:
Lotus Sutra Chapter 16
|
| associatedWithDoctrine |
Amitābha Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Eternal Buddha
Latter Day of the Law ⓘ Nam-myoho-renge-kyo ⓘ
surface form:
Myoho-renge-kyo
|
| associatedWithPractice |
Daimoku chanting
ⓘ
Propagation of the Lotus Sutra ⓘ |
| category |
Lotus Sutra figures
ⓘ
Nichiren Buddhist concepts ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Bodhisattvas from other worlds ⓘ |
| cosmologicalStatus | Disciples of the Eternal Buddha ⓘ |
| describedAs | Vast assembly of enlightened beings ⓘ |
| emergeFrom | Earth ⓘ |
| function |
Protect the practitioners of the Lotus Sutra
ⓘ
Spread the correct teaching in the evil age ⓘ |
| identifiedByNichirenAs | His disciples and followers in the Latter Day of the Law ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Nichiren ⓘ |
| languageName | Japanese: Jiyu no bosatsu (Jiyu Bosatsu) or Jigyo-keta bosatsu (for leaders) ⓘ |
| ledBy |
Bodhisattva Boundless Practices
ⓘ
Bodhisattva Firmly Established Practices ⓘ Bodhisattva Pure Practices ⓘ Samantabhadra’s Practices and Vows ⓘ
surface form:
Bodhisattva Superior Practices
|
| linkedConcept |
Soka Gakkai
ⓘ
surface form:
Human revolution (in Soka Gakkai interpretation)
Risshū ⓘ
surface form:
Kosen-rufu
|
| numberDescribedAs | Innumerable ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
Propagation of the Lotus Sutra
ⓘ
surface form:
Propagators of the Lotus Sutra in the Latter Day of the Law
Bodhisattvas of the Earth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Protectors of the Lotus Sutra
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| symbolizes |
Emergence of enlightenment from daily life
ⓘ
Inherent Buddhahood in ordinary people ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Lotus Sūtra
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing)
Kumarajiva’s Chinese translation of the Lotus Sutra ⓘ Lotus Sūtra ⓘ
surface form:
Sanskrit Lotus Sutra
|
| timeOfMission |
mappo (Latter Day of the Law)
ⓘ
surface form:
Latter Day of the Law (Mappo)
Present age ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Nichiren Buddhism
ⓘ
surface form:
Nichiren Shoshu
Soka Gakkai ⓘ Various Nichiren schools ⓘ |
| worshipForm | Often represented collectively rather than individually ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Bodhisattvas of the Earth Description of subject: Bodhisattvas of the Earth are a vast assembly of enlightened beings in Nichiren Buddhism who emerge in the Lotus Sutra as the destined protectors and propagators of its teachings in the present age.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Protectors of the Lotus Sutra