sudṛśa

Tags: Places

Tibetan: གྱ་ནོམ་སྣང་བ་
Tibetan (Wylie): gya nom snang ba
Tibetan (phonetics): gya nom nang wa
English term: Excellent Appearance
Alternative: Great View; Sublime Appearance
English Definition: The third highest of the eight heavens of the form realm and, within it, one of the five “pure abodes”, it is a place where those have attained the state of “non-returner” become arhats. As with all other abodes of the form realm, one is reborn there after achieving the same level of concentration during one’s meditation in the former life.
Spanish: Apariencia Sublime

Alternative Meanings:
  • sudṛśa

    Tibetan: གྱ་ནོམ་སྣང་བ་
    Tibetan (Wylie): gya nom snang ba
    Tibetan (phonetics): gya nom nang wa
    English term: Excellent Appearance
    Alternative: Great View
    English definition: The third highest of the eight heavens of the form realm and, within it, one of the five "pure abodes", it is a place where those have attained the state of "non-returner" become arhats. As with all other abodes of the form realm, one is reborn there after achieving the same level of concentration during one's meditation in the former life.