Pure land
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Pure Land is the concept of a celestial realm of a buddha or bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism where many Buddhists aspire to be reborn.
Japanese copy of the Pure Land Taima Mandala, which depicts Sukhavati, the most popular Pure Land destination in East Asian Buddhism, hanging scroll from 1750.
Tibetan painting of Amitabha in Sukhavati, c. 1700
Frontispiece of the 1718 Rules for Repenting and Rebirth in the Pure Land (Wangsheng Jingtu Chanyuan Yikuei) with Amitabha (Omituo) Flanked by Two Bodhisattvas (Pusa) and Reborn Souls on Lotus Blossoms.
Vietnamese depiction of Ksitigarbha in Pure Land.
Buddhahood
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In Buddhism, Buddha, "awakened one", is a title for those who are spiritually awake or enlightened, and have thus attained the supreme religious goal of Buddhism, variously described as nirvana, awakening (bodhi) and liberation (vimutti). A Buddha is also someone who has fully understood the Dharma, the true nature of things or the universal law. Buddhahood is the condition and state of a buddha. This highest spiritual state of being is also termed sammā-sambodhi. This state is interpreted in many different ways in the various schools of Buddhism.
Buddha Shakyamuni, in Greco-Buddhist style, c. 1st–2nd century CE, Gandhara
A painting of the primordial Buddha, Vajradhara, a figure of the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist tradition
Seated Shakyamuni Buddha, Seokguram cave, Korea.
Shakyamuni Buddha demonstrating control over the fire and water elements. Gandhara, 3rd century CE.