bhūmi
From Buddha-Nature
Sanskrit Noun
bhūmi
developmental stage
भूमि
ས་
Basic Meaning
A plateau of spiritual development.
Has the Sense of
Generally associated with bodhisattvas, these are major stages arrived at over the course of lifetimes of ongoing spiritual practice and development.
| Term Variations | |
|---|---|
| Key Term | bhūmi |
| Topic Variation | bhūmi |
| Tibetan | ས་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | sa |
| Devanagari Sanskrit | भूमि |
| Romanized Sanskrit | bhūmi |
| Japanese Transliteration | ji |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | developmental stage |
| Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term | ground |
| Richard Barron's English Term | spiritual level, level |
| Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term | level, stage |
| Sarah Harding's English Term | ground, level |
| Gyurme Dorje's English Term | level |
| Ives Waldo's English Term | stage, level |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | A plateau of spiritual development. |
| Has the Sense of | Generally associated with bodhisattvas, these are major stages arrived at over the course of lifetimes of ongoing spiritual practice and development. |
| Related Terms | bodhisattvabhūmi, mārga |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
| Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism | See page 116: In Sanskrit, lit. “ground”; deriving from an abhidharma denotation of bhūmi as a way or path (mārga), the term is used metaphorically to denote a “stage” of training, especially in the career of the bodhisattva or, in some contexts, a śrāvaka... |
| Rangjung Yeshe Dictionary | The levels or stages a bodhisattva traverses on the journey to complete enlightenment. |
| Tshig mdzod Chen mo | sa lam gnyis kyi nang tshan du gyur pa'i sa ste/ rang gi 'bras bur gyur pa'i yon tan du ma'i gzhi rten byed pa'i lam zhugs kyi mngon rtogs te/ dman pa sa brgyad dang/ theg chen sa bcu lta bu'o/ |
