Sukshmasuvarnachavi, Sūkṣmasuvarṇachavi, Sukshma-suvarna-chavi: 1 definition

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Sukshmasuvarnachavi means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Sūkṣmasuvarṇachavi can be transliterated into English as Suksmasuvarnachavi or Sukshmasuvarnachavi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Sukshmasuvarnachhavi.

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

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Source: academia.edu: A Prayer for Rebirth in the Sukhāvatī

Sūkṣmasuvarṇachavi (सूक्ष्मसुवर्णछवि) refers to “delicate and gold-like complexion” and represents the seventeenth of the thirty-two major marks of distinction (lakṣaṇa) mentioned in the Sukhāvatī and following the order, but not always the exact wording, of the Mahāvyutpatti (236-67). In Tibetan, the characteristic called Sūkṣmasuvarṇachavi is known as ‘pags pa srab cing mdog gser ’dra ba’. The Sukhāvatī represents a prayer for rebirth which was composed by Karma chags med, a Karma bka’ brgyud master, who lived in the seventeenth century.

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