Saha Land 娑婆世界

   The saha^ world (saha^-loka-dha^tu); that which bears, the earth, v. 地; intp. as bearing, enduring; the place of good and evil; a universe, or great chiliocosm, Where all are subject to transmigration and which a Buddha transforms; it is divided into three regions 三界 and Maha^brahma^ Saha^mpati is its lord.

   梵語 saha^。又譯沙訶、娑呵、索訶。意譯忍、堪忍、能忍、忍土。指娑婆世界（梵 Saha^-lokadha^tu），即釋迦牟尼進行教化之現實世界。此界眾生安於十惡，忍受諸煩惱，不肯出離，故名為忍。又有諸佛菩薩行利樂時，堪受諸苦惱之義，表其無畏與慈悲。又譯作雜惡、雜會。謂娑婆國土為三惡五趣雜會之所。此外，娑婆一詞原指我人所住之閻浮提，後世遂成為一釋迦佛所教化之三千大千世界，而總稱百億須彌山世界為娑婆，並以釋尊為娑婆世界之本師。