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.

Akṣayamati
Sanskritअक्षयमति
Akṣayamati
Chinese(Traditional)
無盡意菩薩
(Simplified)
无尽意菩萨
(Pinyin: Wújìnyì Púsà)
Japanese無盡意菩薩むじんいぼさつ
(romaji: Mujin'i Bosatsu)
Khmerអក្សយមតី
(asa-yama-tei)
Korean무진의보살
(RR: Mujin-ui Bosal)
Tibetanབློ་གྲོས་མི་ཟད་པ་
Wylie: blo gros mi zad pa
VietnameseVô Tận Ý Bồ Tát
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Venerated byMahāyāna
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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).

Lotus Sutra

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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.

Sources

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  • "無盡意". Digital Dictionary of Buddhism. 2015. Retrieved 2019-03-27.[permanent dead link]
  • "The White Lotus of the Good Dharma". 84000. Retrieved 2019-03-27.