Jogyo

Jogyo (Japanese) or Vishishta-caritra (Sanskrit) is a bodhisattva whose name means “superior conduct.” He is especially important in the Japanese Buddhist movement founded by Nichiren in the 13th century. According to the Lotus Sutra, Vishishta-caritra led a vast number of the Buddha’s disciples to reveal that Sakyamuni was but a temporary manifestation of the eternal existence of Buddha Nature. Nichiren considered himself to be a reincarnation of Vishishta-carita and therefore had the responsibility of spreading the Dharma in this degenerate age.