Sukhavati

Sukhāvatī, atau Surga Barat, mengacu pada tanah murni barat dari Amitābha dalam Buddhisme Mahayana. Bahasa Sanskerta sukhavatī (sukhāvatī) adalah bentuk feminin dari sukhāvat ("penuh sukacita; penuh kebahagiaan"),^[1]^[2] dari sukha ("kesenangan, kegembiraan") dan -vat ("penuh dengan").^[3]

Referensi

^ "sukhavati". Merriam-Webster. Sanskrit sukhavatī, sukhāvatī, from feminine of sukhavat, sukhāvat blissful, from sukha bliss, happiness
^ Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary. 1899. sukhavatī, f. N. of the heaven of Buddha Amitābha (see under sukhā-vat [...] possessing ease or comfort, full of joy or pleasure
^ "vat". Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit.

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