Sukhavati (Sukhāvatῑ)

(Language: Sanskrit)

Short Description: “Blissful (place)” in Pure Land or Amidist Buddhism

Long Description: “Blissful (place)”; in Amidist or Pure Land Buddhism, the Western Paradise, into which faithful devotees of Amitabha are believed to be reborn and in which they lead a blissful life until finally entering Nirvāna.

Sources: Light on the Ancient Worlds: New Translation with Selected Letters by Frithjof Schuon