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'''Sukhavati''' (Tib. ''Dewachen''; [[Wyl.]] ''bde ba can'') - the blissful [[buddhafield]] of [[Amitabha]]. | '''Sukhavati''' (Skt. Sukhāvatī; Tib. ''Dewachen''; [[Wyl.]] ''bde ba can'') - the blissful [[buddhafield]] 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 buddhafield to mind | |||
#Dedicating all one's sources of merit as causes for rebirth in that pure realm | |||
[[Category:Places]] | [[Category:Places]] | ||
Revision as of 19:58, 5 July 2008
Sukhavati (Skt. Sukhāvatī; Tib. Dewachen; Wyl. bde ba can) - the blissful buddhafield 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 buddhafield to mind
- Dedicating all one's sources of merit as causes for rebirth in that pure realm