Bodhisattva (bosatsu)
Fukyūsoku Bosatsu
不休息菩薩
Fukyūsoku Bosatsu is a bodhisattva whose name expresses the work of saving people without rest. In the introductory chapter of the Lotus Sutra, Fukyūsoku Bosatsu is listed, together with Monju, Kannon and others, as one of the bodhisattvas who listen to Shakyamuni's preaching.
This introduction is based on materials from Shōhōin (Tobi Fudō). It is summarized within the scope of the beliefs and traditions those materials convey, and does not present explanations or customs common to all schools, shrines, and temples.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
A bodhisattva who works without rest for people
Fukyūsoku Bosatsu is a bodhisattva whose name expresses the work of saving people without rest. In the introductory chapter of the Lotus Sutra, Fukyūsoku Bosatsu is listed, together with Monju, Kannon and others, as one of the bodhisattvas who listen to Shakyamuni's preaching.
Source: 広済寺・飛不動尊 正宝院
The work shown by the name, and the hand gesture
Shōhōin's iconographic notes introduce the name 乾陀訶提菩薩 and a hand gesture called the keman-in. The figure named in the assembly of the sutra and the images of the deity painted in later times convey this bodhisattva from different angles.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院・広済寺
Sources (in Japanese)
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：不休息菩薩」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：目次」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 広済寺「法華経解説：序品第一」（2026-10-15 確認）