མི་མཇེད། | Glossary of Terms

This universe of ours, or the trichiliocosm (but sometimes referring to just this world system of four continents). It means “endurance,” as beings there have to endure suffering.

This universe of ours, or the trichiliocosm (but sometimes referring to just this world system of four continents), presided over by Brahmā. The term is variously interpreted as meaning the world of suffering, of endurance, of fearlessness, or of concomitance (of karmic cause and effect).

Synonym for the entire trichiliocosm. In the Vimalakīrti­nirdeśa­sūtra (Toh 176) it is a separate pure abode. See Robert A. F. Thurman, trans. The Teaching of Vimalakīrti.

This universe of ours, or the trichiliocosm (but sometimes referring to just this world system of four continents), presided over by Brahmā. The term is variously interpreted as meaning the world of suffering, of endurance, of fearlessness, or of concomitance (of karmic cause and effect).

This universe of ours, or the trichiliocosm (but sometimes referring to just this world system of four continents), presided over by Brahmā. The term is variously interpreted as meaning the world of suffering, of endurance, of fearlessness, or of concomitance (of karmic cause and effect).

This universe of ours, presided over by Brahmā. The term is variously interpreted as meaning the world of suffering, of endurance, of fearlessness, or of concomitance (of karmic cause and effect).

This present world-system. Usually it refers to the whole trichiliocosm, but at times it only refers to our own world with four continents around Mount Meru. Sahā means “endurance,” as beings there have to endure suffering.

A name for the world as we know it, where Buddha Śakyamuni has appeared and taught.

The great trichiliocosm in which we live.

Our universe, i.e., the trichiliocosm or sometimes simply the world system composed of the four continents. It is presided over by the god Brahmā. The term is interpreted as meaning a “world of suffering” or a “world of endurance.”

A name for the world in which we live.

The present world.

Indian Buddhist name for the universe in which we live. It means “endurance,” as beings there have to endure suffering.

A name for the “world” in which we live.

A name for the “world” in which we live.

This universe of ours, or the trichiliocosm (but sometimes referring to just this world system of four continents), presided over by Brahmā. The term is variously interpreted as meaning the world of suffering, of endurance, of fearlessness, or of concomitance (of karmic cause and effect).

This present world system or trichiliocosm. The term is variously interpreted as meaning the world of suffering, of endurance, of fearlessness (because the beings who inhabit it do not fear the three poisons), or of concomitance (of karmic cause and effect).

This universe of ours, or the trichiliocosm (but sometimes referring to just this world system of four continents), presided over by Brahmā. The term is variously interpreted as meaning the world of suffering, of endurance, of fearlessness, or of concomitance (of karmic cause and effect).

The name of the world system in which we live.

The world system presided over by the Buddha Śākyamuni.

A name for the “world” in which we live.

A name for the “world” in which we live.

Indian Buddhist name for either the four-continent world in which the Buddha Śākyamuni appeared, or a universe of a thousand million such worlds. The White Lotus of Compassion Sūtra (Toh 111, Mahā­karuṇā­puṇḍarīka­sūtra) describes it as a world of ordinary beings in which the kleśas and so on are “powerful” (Sanskrit sahas), hence the name. The Tibetan translation mi mjed (literally “no suffering”) is usually defined as meaning “endurance,” because beings there are able to endure suffering.

This present universe of ours, usually referring to the whole trichiliocosm, but at times only to our own world with four continents around Mount Sumeru. Sahā means “endurance,” as beings there have to endure suffering.

Our world system.

This universe of ours, or the trichiliocosm (but sometimes referring to just this world system of four continents). It means “endurance,” as beings there have to endure suffering.

Indian Buddhist name for either the four-continent sun-and-moon world system in which Buddha Śākyamuni appeared, or a universe of a thousand million such worlds. The White Lotus of Compassion Sutra describes it as a world of ordinary beings in which desire, and so on, are “powerful” (Sanskrit: sahas), and hence the name. The Tibetan translation mi mjed (literally “no suffering”) is usually defined as meaning “endurance,” because beings there are able to endure suffering.

Indian Buddhist name for the thousand-million world universe of ordinary beings. It means “endurance,” as beings there have to endure suffering.

The present world.

The present world in which we live.

The universe in which we live.

World sphere and buddha field of the buddha Śākyamuni; our world. Also translated here as “Enduring.”

Universe and buddhafield of Śākyamuni; our world.

Indian Buddhist name usually referring to the trichiliocosm, the world system that is the universe of ordinary beings, but sometimes only to our own world with four continents around Mount Meru. It means “endurance,” as beings there have to endure suffering.

This present universe of ours, usually referring to the whole trichiliocosm but at times only to our own world with its four continents surrounding Mount Sumeru. Sahā means “endurance,” as beings here have to endure suffering.

The world system in which Jambudvīpa is located. One of the epithets of Brahmā is Sahāṃpati Brahmā, “Brahmā, Lord of Sahā.”

Our world division with Mount Sumeru in the center; in the MMK it is the world sphere presided over by Lord Śākyamuni.

Indian Buddhist name for either the four-continent world in which the Buddha Śākyamuni appeared, or a universe of a thousand million such worlds.

This universe of ours, or the trichiliocosm (but sometimes referring to just this world system of four continents), presided over by Brahmā. The term is variously interpreted as meaning the world of suffering, of endurance, of fearlessness, or of concomitance (of karmic cause and effect).

The present world in which we live.

This present world-system or trichiliocosm. The term is variously interpreted as meaning the world of suffering, of endurance, of fearlessness (because the beings who inhabit it do not fear the three poisons), or of concomitance (of karmic cause and effect).

Name of the world system in which we live.

The world in which we live.

The buddha realm of the Buddha Śākyamuni.

A name for the world in which we live.

The world in which we live.

World sphere and buddha field of the buddha Śākyamuni; our world. Also translated here as “Sahā.”

The name of our world system.

According to Abhidharma cosmology, the universe within which our world is located.

The name of this world, in which beings must endure suffering.

The human world of Patient Endurance, according to traditional Indian cosmology, comprising four continents.

The human world of “patient endurance,” according to traditional Indian cosmology, comprising four continents. See also UT22084-031-002-1116.

This term usually refers to the trichiliocosm, the world system that is the universe of ordinary beings, but sometimes only to our own world with four continents around Mount Meru. It means “Endurance,” as beings there have to endure suffering.