Shakyamuni Buddha as eternal Buddha revealed in the Lotus Sutra

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Buddha cosmic Buddha eternal Buddha object of devotion in Nichiren Buddhism

Shakyamuni Buddha as eternal Buddha revealed in the Lotus Sutra is the timeless, ever-present Buddha who attained enlightenment in the inconceivably remote past and continuously guides all beings, as emphasized in Nichiren Buddhism.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Shakyamuni Buddha as eternal Buddha revealed in the Lotus Sutra canonical	1
eternal Buddha of the Lotus Sutra	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddha ⓘ cosmic Buddha ⓘ eternal Buddha ⓘ object of devotion in Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ
associatedWithDoctrine	eternal life span of the Tathāgata ⓘ original enlightenment ⓘ three thousand realms in a single moment of life (ichinen sanzen) ⓘ
associatedWithPractice	chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo ⓘ faith in the Lotus Sutra ⓘ
attainedEnlightenmentIn	inconceivably remote past ⓘ
centralChapter	Lotus Sutra, Chapter 16 "The Life Span of the Thus Come One" ⓘ
cosmologicalPosition	central Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law in Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ
describedAs	timeless and ever-present Buddha ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	historical Shakyamuni Buddha of provisional teachings ⓘ
guides	all living beings ⓘ
hasAttribute	compassion for all beings ⓘ eternal life span ⓘ ever-present guidance ⓘ omniscience ⓘ
hasName	Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ surface form: Original Buddha Primordial Buddha ⓘ
influenced	Nichiren’s interpretation of the Lotus Sutra ⓘ Tendai doctrine of original Buddha ⓘ
linkedLanguage	Classical Chinese ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ
linkedText	Lotus Sūtra ⓘ surface form: Saddharma-puṇḍarīka-sūtra (Lotus Sutra)
manifestsAs	historical Shakyamuni Buddha in India ⓘ
purposeOfAppearance	to lead all beings to Buddhahood ⓘ
recognizedAs	original teacher of all Buddhas in Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ source of the Mystic Law (Nam-myoho-renge-kyo) in Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ
relatedConcept	honmon (essential teaching) of the Lotus Sutra ⓘ shakumon (theoretical teaching) of the Lotus Sutra ⓘ
revealedIn	Lotus Sūtra ⓘ surface form: Lotus Sutra
reveals	that he has been teaching since the remote past ⓘ that his birth and nirvana are skillful means ⓘ
roleInNichirenBuddhism	eternal life that underlies the Gohonzon ⓘ fundamental object of faith ⓘ
teaches	Lotus Sūtra ⓘ surface form: Lotus Sutra one vehicle (ekayāna) ⓘ universal Buddhahood potential ⓘ
veneratedAs	personification of the Mystic Law ⓘ ultimate reality of life in Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ
worshippedIn	Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Nichiren Shoshu Soka Gakkai ⓘ surface form: Soka Gakkai tradition

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Nichiren Buddhism → viewOnBuddha → Shakyamuni Buddha as eternal Buddha revealed in the Lotus Sutra ⓘ

Tendai Buddhism → viewOnBuddha → Shakyamuni Buddha as eternal Buddha revealed in the Lotus Sutra ⓘ

this entity surface form: eternal Buddha of the Lotus Sutra