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'''Akanishtha''' | '''Akanishtha''' [Skt.] ([Tib.] ''Omin'', [[Wyl.]] '' 'og min'') | ||
# The highest heaven of the [[form realm]]. According to [[Mahayana]], [[buddha]]s first reach full [[enlightenment]] in Akanishtha, and then manifest enlightenment through a [[nirmanakaya]] body in the human realm. | # The highest heaven of the [[form realm]]. According to [[Mahayana]], [[buddha]]s first reach full [[enlightenment]] in Akanishtha, and then manifest enlightenment through a [[nirmanakaya]] body in the human realm. | ||
# Akanishtha ([[Wyl.]] '' 'og min stug po bkod pa'i zhing | # Akanishtha ([[Wyl.]] '' 'og min stug po bkod pa'i zhing''), in [[Vajrayana]], also refers to the pure [[sambhogakaya]] field from which emanate all pure [[nirmanakaya]] fields. | ||
# Akanishtha is also the name of [[Vairochana]]'s [[ | # Akanishtha is also the name of [[Vairochana]]'s [[buddhafield]]. | ||
[[Category: Places]] | [[Category: Places]] | ||
[[Category: Paths | [[Category: Paths ans Stages]] |
Revision as of 07:09, 21 June 2009
Akanishtha [Skt.] ([Tib.] Omin, Wyl. 'og min)
- The highest heaven of the form realm. According to Mahayana, buddhas first reach full enlightenment in Akanishtha, and then manifest enlightenment through a nirmanakaya body in the human realm.
- Akanishtha (Wyl. 'og min stug po bkod pa'i zhing), in Vajrayana, also refers to the pure sambhogakaya field from which emanate all pure nirmanakaya fields.
- Akanishtha is also the name of Vairochana's buddhafield.