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Sukha (Pali and Sanskrit: सुख) means happiness, pleasure, ease, joy or bliss.Among the early scriptures, 'sukha' is set up as a contrast to 'preya' (प्रेय) meaning a transient pleasure, whereas the pleasure of 'sukha' has an authentic state of happiness within a being that is lasting.
Shuka [2] [3] (Sanskrit: शुक IAST: Śuka, also Shukadeva Śuka-deva) is a rishi (sage) in Hinduism.He is the son of the sage Vyasa and the main narrator of the scripture Bhagavata Purana.
Piti is a joyful saṅkhāra (formation) associated with no object, so the practitioner is not attaining it by desire. It is often translated into the English word "rapture" and is distinguished from the longer-lasting meditative "joy" or "happiness" (Pali, Sanskrit: sukha) which is a subtler feeling which arises alongside pīti.
Sukha or sukh, happiness in Sanskrit, the opposite of duḥkha (sadness) Sükh, the axe of Mongolian revolutionary Damdin Sükhbaatar; Sukh, a fictional deity in the Fighting Fantasy game; People. Sukh Chungh (born 1992), Canadian football player; Sukh Dhaliwal, Canadian businessman and politician in British Columbia
Sukha is a Sanskrit and Pāli word that is often translated as “happiness" or "ease" or "pleasure" or "bliss." Sukha may also refer to: Sukhdev Singh Sukha, Indian assassin; Sukha Singh, Sikh warrior; Labh Singh, also known as Sukha Sipahi, former Punjab Police (India) officer; Surat Sukha, Thai footballer; Suree Sukha, Thai footballer
[13] [14] The term duḥkha does not have a one-word English translation, and embodies diverse aspects of unpleasant human experiences. [2] [14] It is often understood as the opposite of sukha, meaning lasting "happiness," "comfort" or "ease." [15]
In the modern day, cannabis consumption (but not smoking) is commonly associated with the Nihang Singhs, a sect who continue the orthodox Sikh warrior tradition, who consume drinks as sukha or sukhnidhaan, or more commonly known shaheedi degha. [4] [5] shaheedi degh is mostly used in Panjab on the Sikh holidays of Holla Mohalla and Vaisakhi.
Japanese painting of the Taima Mandala depicting Sukhavati. Kamakura period, 13th century.. Sukhavati (IAST: Sukhāvatī; "Blissful"; Chinese: 極樂世界, lit. "realm of ultimate bliss") is the pure land (or buddhafield) of the Buddha Amitābha in Mahayana Buddhism.