Dharmadhatu
Sign in to saveDharmadhatu (; ; ) is the 'dimension', 'realm' or 'sphere' (dhātu) of the Dharma or Absolute Reality. Entire Dharmadhatu was filled with an infinite number of buddha-lands (Sanskrit: buddhakṣetra) with ineffable number of Buddhas. This realm is beyond of everything, and it is visible only to Buddhas and all other Bodhisattvas in existence.
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16 sectionsContents
- Definition
- Historical origin
- Understanding in Buddhist tradition
- Indian Buddhism
- Śrīmālādevī Sūtra
- ''Dharmadhātustava''
- Chinese Buddhism
- Mahaparinirvana Sutra
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Five Wisdoms
- Dzogchen
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Works cited
- Further reading
Dharmadhatu (; ; ) is the 'dimension', 'realm' or 'sphere' (dhātu) of the Dharma or Absolute Reality. Entire Dharmadhatu was filled with an infinite number of buddha-lands (Sanskrit: buddhakṣetra) with ineffable number of Buddhas. This realm is beyond of everything, and it is visible only to Buddhas and all other Bodhisattvas in existence.
==Definition== In Mahayana Buddhism, dharmadhatu means "realm of all phenomena", "realm of all things" (the entire universe with all visible and invisible things) or "realm of eternal truth". It is referred to by several analogous terms from Mahayana Buddhist philosophy, such as tathātā (reality "as-it-is"), śūnyatā (emptiness), pratitya-samutpada (dependent co-arising) and eternal Buddha. It is the "deepest nature, or essence".