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'''Devachan''' is a composite term formed by the [[Sanskrit]] word ''deva'' (देव), a "god" and the [[Tibetan]] ''can'' "place", "land" and can be translated as "blissful realm", corresponding to the [[Mahayana|Mahayanic]] sukhāvatī or the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] devaloka or svarga.
'''Devachan''' is a composite term formed by the [[Sanskrit]] word ''deva'' (देव), "god", and the [[Tibetan]] word ''can'', "place" or "land." It can be translated as "blissful realm", corresponding to the [[Mahayana|Mahayanic]] sukhāvatī or the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] devaloka or svarga.

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Devachan is a composite term formed by the Sanskrit word deva (देव), "god", and the Tibetan word can, "place" or "land." It can be translated as "blissful realm", corresponding to the Mahayanic sukhāvatī or the Hindu devaloka or svarga.