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 | |
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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/ |