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Akṣayamati (Sanskrit: अक्षयमति; also called Inexhaustible Awareness) is a bodhisattva who appears in the Lotus Sutra and the Akṣayamatinirdeśa Sūtra within the larger Mahāvaipulya Mahāsamghāta Sūtra.
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Sanskrit | अक्षयमति Akṣayamati |
Chinese | (Traditional) 無盡意菩薩 (Simplified) 无尽意菩萨 (Pinyin: Wújìnyì Púsà) |
Japanese | 無盡意菩薩
(romaji: Mujin'i Bosatsu) |
Khmer | អក្សយមតី (asa-yama-tei) |
Korean | 무진의보살
(RR: Mujin-ui Bosal) |
Tibetan | བློ་གྲོས་མི་ཟད་པ་ Wylie: blo gros mi zad pa |
Vietnamese | Vô Tận Ý Bồ Tát |
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Venerated by | Mahāyāna
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He is recognized as one of the sixteen bodhisattvas of the auspicious aeon (bhadrakalpa). He also has the ability to perceive and understand all actions of cause and effect (Skt. aparuṣā).
In Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra, Akṣayamati asks the Buddha to elaborate on the character of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara.
After receiving a detailed explanation on the Bodhisattva's wanderings throughout the world, Akṣayamati offers Avalokiteśvara a pearl necklace of great value. Avalokiteśvara refuses at first, but Akṣayamati entreats him to accept it for the Dharma, out of compassion. Avalokiteśvara finally accepts the necklace out of compassion for the fourfold assembly, devas, nāgas, yakshas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kinnaras, mahoragas, humans, non-humans, etc.