Abhirati

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Abhirati "The Joyous" (Chinese: 妙喜; pinyin: Miàoxǐ; Japanese pronunciation: Myōki; Korean pronunciation: Myoheui; Wylie: mngon par dga' ba) is the eastern pure land associated with Akshobhya in Mahayana Buddhism.[1] It is described in the Akṣobhyavyūha Sūtra (Taishō Tripiṭaka, 313), which was first translated into Chinese by Lokakṣema by 186 CE.[2]

Although Abhirati emerged in the earliest era of Mahayana thought, Abhirati is far less widely known than Sukhāvatī, the pure land of Amitābha that has been the sole focus of Pure Land Buddhism since the Tang dynasty.[3]

References

Bibliography

  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>