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Sukhavati (Sanskrit: Sukhāvatī, meaning "Land of Bliss" or "Possessing Happiness") is the Western Pure Land and buddha-field of Amitabha Buddha (also known as Amitayus, the Buddha of Infinite Light and Life) in Mahayana Buddhism. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Key Characteristics of Sukhavati
- Location: Described in texts like the Shorter Sukhavativyuha Sutra (Amitabha Sutra) and The Display of the Pure Land of Sukhāvatī as lying far to the west, situated past hundreds of thousands of myriad buddha-worlds.
- Environment: A utopian, pain-free realm paved with lapis lazuli and golden sand, featuring seven-jeweled ponds with fragrant lotus flowers, singing birds that manifest to proclaim the Dharma, and jeweled trees in rows.
Practice and Rebirth
- Method: Practitioners aim to be reborn in Sukhavati to continue their spiritual practice free from the miseries of the cyclic world (samsara). This is traditionally achieved through sincere faith, making aspiration vows, visualizing the realm, and reciting or remembering Amitabha Buddha’s name (known as Nianfo in Chinese traditions).
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Just finished reading the Amitabha sutra and I was very surprised that there is a book reffering to something called Sukhavati/ Pure land.
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