- term "pure realms" (Wyl. dag pa'i zhing) is also used as a
synonym for
buddhafield. The
various traditions that
focus on
attaining rebirth in a Pure Land...
-
Buddhafield is a cult in the
United States. It
began in the 1980s in Hollywood, and
continues in
Hawaii today,
often recruiting through yoga studios....
- do****entary film by Will
Allen about his
experiences as a
member of the
Buddhafield cult for 22 years. The cult's leader, who has
several names but is typically...
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Sukhavati (IAST: Sukhāvatī; "Blissful") is the pure land (or
buddhafield) of the
Buddha Amitābha in
Mahayana Buddhism.
Sukhavati is also
called the Land...
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Buddhists may also
aspire to be
reborn in
other pure lands, such as the
buddhafields of
Aksobhya and
Medicine Guru (though this is rarer).
Although the Buddhas...
- live. In
Mahayana Buddhism, Akaniṣṭha is also a name for the Pure Land (
Buddhafield) of the
Buddha Vairocana. This is also the
setting of the Ghanavyūha...
- and dharani, pure land
practices aiming at
rebirth in a pure land or
buddhafield, and visualization.
Chinese Buddhism developed the Chan
practice of Koan...
-
Painting from the
Mogao Caves (Cave 217), Dunhuang,
illustrating Sukhavati, the
buddhafield of
Amitabha Buddha...
- but also
includes the
depiction of a
prince who has
visions of many
Buddhafields (including
Sukhavati and Abhirati) on
becoming an arhat. The Salistamba...
-
countless Buddhas. The
sutra also
states that our
world is in Vairocana's
buddhafield.
Vairocana is
closely ****ociated with
Shakyamuni Buddha, in some cases...
