The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (452 page)

 
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Buddha-k
ya
.

The ‘bodies’ (i.e. forms of manifestation) of the buddha-nature, more usually known as
Trik
ya
.

 
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(Skt., ‘Buddha-field’). The sphere of influence and activity of a
Buddha
. The most famous of the pure buddha-fields or
Pure Lands
is the paradise of the Buddha Amit
bha (
Amida
) in the west, described in the
Sukh
vatívy
ha S
tras
, into which all may be reborn by calling upon the name of Amit
bha. The existence of these pure buddha-fields became immensely important in the development of popular devotional Buddhism especially in China and Japan.

 
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