Shudddhavasa, Śudddhavāsa, Shudddha-vasa: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Śudddhavāsa can be transliterated into English as Sudddhavasa or Shudddhavasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraŚudddhavāsa (शुद्द्धवास) refers to the “pure abodes”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIV).—Accordingly, “[...] Mount Sumeru has a height of 84,000 yojanas; at its summit is the city of the Trāyastriṃṣas. Beside Mount Meru is a mountain called Yugandhara, 42,000 yojanas high; it has four peaks on each of which is a city inhabited by a group of Caturmahārājikas. The lands of the other gods, Yāmas, etc., made of seven jewels, are situated in space where they are supported by wind, and so on up to the Pure Abodes [i.e., śudddhavāsa]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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