Samantabhadra

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Buddhist deity bodhisattva

Samantabhadra is a major bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, especially revered in East Asia as the embodiment of Buddhist practice, vows, and meditation, often depicted riding a white elephant.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Bodhisattva Samantabhadra 1
Samantabhadra Bodhisattva 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist deity ⓘ
bodhisattva ⓘ
associatedPractice Samantabhadra’s Ten Great Vows NERFINISHED ⓘ
dedication of merit ⓘ
repentance rituals ⓘ
associatedWith Avatamsaka (Huayan) school NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shakyamuni Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tendai school NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tiantai school NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
meditative concentration ⓘ
practice ⓘ
vows ⓘ
ChineseName Puxian NERFINISHED ⓘ
embodies Bodhisattva vows ⓘ
Buddhist practice ⓘ
meditation ⓘ
formsTriadWith Manjushri NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shakyamuni Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
iconographicAttribute multiple-tusked elephant ⓘ
white elephant ⓘ
importantTextualSource Avatamsaka Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gandavyuha Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lotus Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Samantabhadra-carya-pranidhana (Samantabhadra’s Vows) NERFINISHED ⓘ
JapaneseName Fugen NERFINISHED ⓘ
KoreanName Bohyeon NERFINISHED ⓘ
meaningOfName All-Pervading Good NERFINISHED ⓘ
Universally Worthy NERFINISHED ⓘ
oftenDepictedAs riding a white elephant ⓘ
positionInTrikayaContext associated with Dharmakaya ⓘ
religion East Asian Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
role embodiment of practice and vows ⓘ
patron of meditation ⓘ
protector of Buddhist teachings ⓘ
sanskritName Samantabhadra NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes practice ⓘ
vows ⓘ
vehicleSymbolism white elephant symbolizes strength and purity ⓘ
veneratedIn China NERFINISHED ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ
VietnameseName Phổ Hiền NERFINISHED ⓘ
worshipType subject of devotional practices in East Asia ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lotus Sūtra → associatedBodhisattva → Samantabhadra ⓘ
Mount Emei → associatedDeity → Samantabhadra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha → associatedWith → Samantabhadra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bodhisattva Samantabhadra
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) → featuresBodhisattva → Samantabhadra ⓘ
subject surface form: Avataṃsaka Sutra
Chinese Buddhism → hasBodhisattva → Samantabhadra ⓘ