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Sixth heaven

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sixth heaven


第六天 (Jpn dairoku-ten )


The sixth and highest of thesix heavens in the world of desire.

See; Heaven of Freely Enjoying Things Conjured by Others.



Highest Heaven

’og min

འོག་མིན།

akaniṣṭha



Definition from the 84000 Glossary of
 Terms:

The eighth and highest level of the Realm of Form (rūpadhātu, gzugs khams), and thus part of the world of the Brahmā gods (brahmaloka, gtsang ris); it is only accessible as the result of specific states of dhyāna.


According to some texts this is where non-returners (anāgāmin) dwell in their last lives.


In other texts it is the realm of the enjoyment body (saṃbhoga­kāya, longs spyod rdzogs pa’i sku) and is a buddhafield associated with the Buddha Vairocana; it is accessible only to bodhisattvas on the tenth level.


Source

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