Bhumi

For the ten bodhisattva grounds/bhumis, see ten bhumis.

Bhūmi (Skt.; T. sa; C. di; J. ji; K. chi 地) literally means "ground" or "foundation". In the Mahayana tradition, the term is used to refer to the stages in the path of a bodhisattva.

The most common list of bhumis are the ten bhumis identified in the Dasabhumika Sutra. The ten bhumis are commonly described in the context of the five paths.

The Yogacarabhumi-sastra describes the path in terms of seventeen stages (bhumi).

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• Stages of the Path: The Origins of the Bodhisattva Bhumis-Jan Nattier

  Description: Lecturer: Prof. Jan Nattier, International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology, Soka University. The first lecture from the conference "Buddhism in Asia", that took place at the East Asian Studies Department, Tel Aviv University, 2010