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'''Buddha field''' (Skt. ''buddhakṣetra''; [[Wyl.]] ''zhing khams'') or '''pure realm''' (Wyl. ''dag pa'i zhing'') — specifically, a buddha field is a pure realm manifested by a [[buddha]] or great [[bodhisattva]]. Beings born into a buddha field may travel the path towards [[enlightenment]] without falling back into the [[lower realms]]. More generally, any place that is seen as a pure manifestation of [[wisdom]] is a buddha field. | '''Buddha field''' (Skt. ''buddhakṣetra''; [[Wyl.]] ''zhing khams'' or ''sangs rgyas kyi zhing'') or '''pure realm''' (Wyl. ''dag pa'i zhing'') — specifically, a buddha field is a pure realm manifested by a [[buddha]] or great [[bodhisattva]]. Beings born into a buddha field may travel the path towards [[enlightenment]] without falling back into the [[lower realms]]. More generally, any place that is seen as a pure manifestation of [[wisdom]] is a buddha field. | ||
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Revision as of 21:21, 28 September 2009
Buddha field (Skt. buddhakṣetra; Wyl. zhing khams or sangs rgyas kyi zhing) or pure realm (Wyl. dag pa'i zhing) — specifically, a buddha field is a pure realm manifested by a buddha or great bodhisattva. Beings born into a buddha field may travel the path towards enlightenment without falling back into the lower realms. More generally, any place that is seen as a pure manifestation of wisdom is a buddha field.
Examples of buddha fields are:
- Akanishtha—Vairochana's buddha field, in the centre of the buddha fields of the five families
- Sukhavati—Amitabha's buddha field, to the West
- Zangdokpalri—Guru Rinpoche's pure land in Chamara