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A level of enlightenment, usually referring to the ten levels of the enlightened bodhisattvas.

Level of the realization of a bodhisattva. Typically there are ten bhūmis, sometimes thirteen.

Level of the realization of a bodhisattva; according to the general Mahāyāna, there are ten bodhisattva levels; according to Vajrayāna, thirteen.

Literally "grounds" in which qualities grow, and also it means "levels." Bhūmi refers specifically to levels of enlightenment, especially the ten levels of the enlightened bodhisattvas.
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The path of a bodhisattva is divided into ten stages of spiritual attainment called grounds. The eleventh ground corresponds to complete enlightenment.

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