Difference between revisions of "Merit field"

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Merit field; manifestation of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and our own spiritual teachers as the objects of our devotion.

merit field or field of accumulation. The visualized or actual holy beings about whom one accumulates merit by going for refuge, making offerings, and so forth, and to whom one prays or makes requests for special purposes.

see also: The Refuge Tree

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-[[Merit field]];  [[manifestation]] of [[Buddhas]], [[Bodhisattvas]] and our own [[spiritual]] [[teachers]] as the [[objects]] of our [[devotion]].
+[[Merit field]];  [[manifestation of Buddhas]], [[Bodhisattvas]] and our [[own]] [[spiritual]] [[teachers]] as the [[objects]] of our [[devotion]].
-[[merit field]] or [[field of accumulation]]. The visualized or actual holy beings in relation to whom one accumulates [[merit]] by going for [[refuge]], making [[offerings]] and so forth and to whom one prays or makes requests for special purposes.
+[[merit field]] or [[field of accumulation]]. The [[visualized]] or actual [[holy beings]] about whom one accumulates [[merit]] by going for [[refuge]], making [[offerings]], and so forth, and to whom one prays or makes requests for special purposes.
 see also: [[The Refuge Tree]]
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