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Purelands & Sacred Geography - Updated

Each and every Buddha is said to have their own pureland or sacred geography, as do the Eight Great Bodhisattvas and Tara. A small number of meditational deities also have specific and unique locations associated with that Tantric logic system; examples are Vajrayogini and Kalachakra.


Types of Purelands (& Sacred Geography):

1. Buddhas & Founding Figures (Shakyamuni & Tonpa Shenrab)

2. Bodhisattvas (Eight Great Bodhisattvas & Tara, etc.)

3. Meditational Deities (Kalachakra & Vajrayogini)

4. Padmasambhava (Oddiyana & Copper-coloured Mountain).