Sukhavati
Sign in to savethumb|280px|Japanese painting of the Taima Mandala depicting Sukhavati. [[Kamakura period, 13th century.]]
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thumb|280px|Japanese painting of the Taima Mandala depicting Sukhavati. [[Kamakura period, 13th century.]]
Sukhavati (, IAST: Sukhāvatī; "Blissful"; Chinese: 極樂世界, lit. "realm of ultimate bliss") is the Pure Land (or Buddhafield) of the Buddha Amitābha in Mahayana Buddhism. Sukhavati is also called the Land of Bliss or Western Pure Land and is the most well-known of the Mahayana Buddhist pure lands due to the popularity of Pure Land Buddhism in East Asia.
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