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
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.

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; 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