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Buddha-field

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term Buddha-field
Tibetan sangs-rgyas-kyi zhing
Sanskrit Buddhakshetra
Pali
Definition A non-samsaric realm in which the circumstances are the most conducive for uninterrupted intense spiritual practice for gaining Buddhahood. It is a field in the sense of being a place in which one can grow or develop a tremendous amount of positive force (merit). It is synonymous with a pure-land.

TRANSLATIONS

German Buddhafeld
French champ de bouddha
Italian campo di Buddha
Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... Buddha-field; Buddha-land; Buddha field
Russian поле будды
Vietnamese cõi Phật