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'''Sukhavati''' (Skt. ''Sukhāvatī''; Tib. ''Dewachen''; [[Wyl.]] ''bde ba can'') — the blissful [[buddha field]] of [[Amitabha]]. | '''Sukhavati''' (Skt. ''Sukhāvatī''; Tib. ''Dewachen''; [[Wyl.]] ''bde ba can'' or ''bde ba chen'') — the blissful [[buddha field]] of [[Amitabha]]. | ||
==Four Causes of Rebirth in Sukhavati== | ==Four Causes of Rebirth in Sukhavati== | ||
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#Dedicating all one's sources of merit as causes for rebirth in that pure realm | #Dedicating all one's sources of merit as causes for rebirth in that pure realm | ||
== | ==Literature== | ||
*[[Brief Amitabha Mönlam]] | *''Sukhāvatīvyūhasūtra'' | ||
*''Amitāyurdhyānasūtra'' | |||
==Prayers to Be Reborn in Sukhavati== | |||
*''[[Brief Amitabha Mönlam]]'', 'spoken' directly by Buddha Amitabha to [[Tertön Mingyur Dorjé]] | |||
*''Dechen Mönlam'', by Raga Asé aka [[Karma Chakmé]] Rinpoche | |||
==Further Reading== | |||
*J. Eracle, ''La Doctrine bouddhique de la terre pure'' (Paris: Devry Livres, 1973) | |||
*''Trois Soutras et un traité sur la terre pure'' (Geneva: Aquarius, 1984) | |||
[[Category:Places]] | [[Category:Places]] | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 6 September 2010
Sukhavati (Skt. Sukhāvatī; Tib. Dewachen; Wyl. bde ba can or bde ba chen) — the blissful buddha field of Amitabha.
Four Causes of Rebirth in Sukhavati
According to Jamgön Ngawang Lekpa, the four causes of rebirth in Sukhavati are:
- Generating bodhichitta
- Accumulating merit in many ways
- Repeatedly bringing the buddha field to mind
- Dedicating all one's sources of merit as causes for rebirth in that pure realm
Literature
- Sukhāvatīvyūhasūtra
- Amitāyurdhyānasūtra
Prayers to Be Reborn in Sukhavati
- Brief Amitabha Mönlam, 'spoken' directly by Buddha Amitabha to Tertön Mingyur Dorjé
- Dechen Mönlam, by Raga Asé aka Karma Chakmé Rinpoche
Further Reading
- J. Eracle, La Doctrine bouddhique de la terre pure (Paris: Devry Livres, 1973)
- Trois Soutras et un traité sur la terre pure (Geneva: Aquarius, 1984)