Bosatsu

Bosatsu (菩薩) is the transliteration in Japanese of the sanskrit bodhisattva. A bodhisattva is someone who can reach enlightenment but decides not to, to help others achieve that goal.

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Japanese Buddhist pantheon

Buddhas (Nyorai-bu)	Vairocana (Dainichi Nyorai) Amoghasiddhi (Fukujoju Nyorai) Amitābha (Amida Nyorai) Akshobhya (Ashuku Nyorai) Ratnasambhava (Hossho Nyorai) Shakyamuni (Shaka Nyorai) Bhaisajyaguru (Yakushi Nyorai)

Bodhisattvas (Bosatsu-bu)	Vajraparamita (Kongō-Haramitsu) Vajrasattva (Kongosatta) Maitreya (Miroku) Avalokitesvara (Kannon) Samantabhadra (Fugen) Manjusri (Monju) Mahapratisara (Daizuigu) Kshitigarbha (Jizo) Akasagarbha (Kokuzo) Mahasthamaprapta (Seishi)

Wisdom Kings (Myōō-bu)	Five Wisdom Kings Acala (Fudo-Myoo) Rāgarāja (Aizen-Myoo) Ucchusma (Ususama) Hayagriva (Bato Kannon) Mahamayuri (Kujaku-Myoo) Yamantaka (Daiitoku)

Heavenly deities (Ten-bu)	Shitennō Marici (Marishi-ten) Mahakala (Daikokuten) Saraswati (Benzaiten) Brahma (Bonten) Hotei Jurōjin Fukurokuju Vaisravana (Bishamonten) Ebisu Ugajin Kangiten

Circumstantial appearances (Suijakushin-bu)	Izuna Gongen Atago Gongen Konpira Daigongen

Religious masters (Kōsō・Soshi-bu)	Bodhidharma Prince Shōtoku Kūkai Saichō Eisai Dōgen Kigen Honen Shinran Nichiren Sixteen Arhats

Zen Tendaishū Pure Land Vajrayana Tantrism Shingon Nichiren Japanese mythology

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