Mahasthamaprapta (Mahāsthāmaprāpta)

(Language: Sanskrit)

Alternate Spellings: Seishi

Short Description: (in Japanese: Seishi) The counterpart to Avalokiteśvara, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva symbolizes wisdom and strength. Associated with Amida Buddha

Long Description: (in Japanese: Seishi) The counterpart to Avalokiteśvara (the Buddhist bodhisattva of compassion), Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva symbolizes wisdom and strength, and is with Amida Buddha. Called Seijizaio Nyorai in Japanese.

Sources: The Essential Shinran: A Buddhist Path of True Entrusting