Buddha in Paradise: A Celebration in Himalayan Art, Volume 978, Issues 0-9772135How the Pure Lands are all around us -- The world and beyond -- Tushita Pure Land and the theater of the 1,000 Buddhas -- Padma Sambhava and the five Pure Lands of Bliss -- The Tantric Pure Lands -- A few more Buddhafields, just for fun -- Tushita revisited -- Powa, Niguma, and the Tibetan book of the dead -- Paradise found / Heather Stoddard. |
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