Bodhisattva (bosatsu)
Mangatsu Bosatsu
満月菩薩
In the Introductory chapter of the Lotus Sutra, Mangatsu Bosatsu is named as one of the bodhisattvas gathered for Shaka's preaching. Hōgatsu Bosatsu and Gakkō Bosatsu also appear in the same list, each given as a separate name.
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A bodhisattva named in the assembly of the Lotus Sutra
In the Introductory chapter of the Lotus Sutra, Mangatsu Bosatsu is named as one of the bodhisattvas gathered for Shaka's preaching. Hōgatsu Bosatsu and Gakkō Bosatsu also appear in the same list, each given as a separate name.
Source: 広済寺
A name evoking the moon, and a handed-down image
Shōhōin lists Mangatsu Bosatsu, together with an image, as a bodhisattva with a name related to the moon. Here, it can be traced through its position as one present in the sutra's assembly and through the form handed down in that source.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院・広済寺
Related kami and buddhas
Sources (in Japanese)
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：満月菩薩」（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）