Does anyone know where I can find elaborate descriptions of the buddhafields of the five families?
Vairochana's buddhafield, Akaniṣṭha
Akshobya's buddhafield, Abhirati
Ratnasambhava's buddhafield, Shrīmat
Amitabha's buddhafield, Sukhāvatī
Amoghasiddhi's buddhafield, Karmaprasiddhi
Elaborate Descriptions of the Five Buddhafields?
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dont know much about the other 4 but theres tonnes of material out there regarding amitabha's buddha land.
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Dudjom Lingpa has a concise description of the meaning of each buddhafield in his visionary revelation:Thomas Amundsen wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2018 7:16 pm Does anyone know where I can find elaborate descriptions of the buddhafields of the five families?
Vairochana's buddhafield, Akaniṣṭha
Akshobya's buddhafield, Abhirati
Ratnasambhava's buddhafield, Shrīmat
Amitabha's buddhafield, Sukhāvatī
Amoghasiddhi's buddhafield, Karmaprasiddhi
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For example:
- The buddhafield of Sukhāvatī is so called because this appearance of the ground transcends all miserable suffering. It's placement in the west is merely nominal.
As far as elaborate descriptions, the most detailed information I have seen is from a citation of the rigpa rang shar that Longchenpa quotes in the natural nirmanakaya section [10.2.4.1] of his Precious Treasury of Genuine Meaning .
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That is a great lead! Thank you!
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The thread that I started about Abhirati (where Vimalakirti and Milarepa are said to reside) seems relevant here. You'll find Sutras and books mentioned there, and even some video teachings by Karmapa OTD: viewtopic.php?t=16348
If you're interested in reading some academic material, I believe I can dig up a paper on the buddhafield of Aparamitayus. Though it's not one of the five you mentioned, I do believe there was some comparing and contrasting with other buddhafields in it...
Personally I like that Tara's is more lush and verdant, whereas most are made of gems. See: viewtopic.php?f=60&t=11433
If you're interested in reading some academic material, I believe I can dig up a paper on the buddhafield of Aparamitayus. Though it's not one of the five you mentioned, I do believe there was some comparing and contrasting with other buddhafields in it...
Personally I like that Tara's is more lush and verdant, whereas most are made of gems. See: viewtopic.php?f=60&t=11433
"The Sutras, Tantras, and Philosophical Scriptures are great in number. However life is short, and intelligence is limited, so it's hard to cover them completely. You may know a lot, but if you don't put it into practice, it's like dying of thirst on the shore of a great lake. Likewise, a common corpse is found in the bed of a great scholar." ~ Karma Chagme
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