(1) To separate, or be separated from defilement; to be free from affliction (Skt. vigata-mala, vimala, viraja; Pali vita-mala). (2) A reference to the bhu^mi of freedom from defilement 离垢地. (3) The name of a land to be ruled by S/a^riputra 舍利弗 when he attains buddhahood in the future. [法华经 T 262.9.11c18]