Abhirati

Abhirati ( Sanskrit : realm of joy ) is the pure land of Buddha Akshobhya .

This paradise , located in the east of the universe , is not a place, even if it is often viewed as a place in popular belief, but should rather be understood as an area of ​​existence of a state of consciousness. Buddha Akshobhya rules this paradise.

literature

• Gerhard J. Bellinger : Knaurs Lexikon der Mythologie , Droemer Knaur Verlag, Munich, 1989, ISBN 3-8289-4155-9

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