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| − | [[Svetaketu]] (Pali: [[Setaketu]]), who was [[reborn]] as [[Siddhartha]], who would become the [[Buddha]] [[Sakyamuni]]; since then the [[Bodhisattva]] has been [[Natha]] (or [[Nathadeva]]) who will be [[reborn]] as [[Ajita]] and will become the [[Buddha]] [[Maitreya]] ([[Pali]] [[Metteyya]]). While this [[Bodhisattva]] is the foremost of the dwellers in [[Tusita]], the ruler of this world is another [[deva]] called [[Santusita]] ([[Pali]]: [[Santusita]]). The {{Wiki|beings}} of this [[world]] are 3,000 feet (910 m) tall and live for 576,000,000 years ([[Sarvastivada]] [[tradition]]). The height of this world is 320 yojanas above the [[Earth]]. | + | [[Svetaketu]] ([[Pali]]: [[Setaketu]]), who was [[reborn]] as [[Siddhartha]], who would become the [[Buddha]] [[Sakyamuni]]; since then the [[Bodhisattva]] has been [[Natha]] (or [[Nathadeva]]) who will be [[reborn]] as [[Ajita]] and will become the [[Buddha]] [[Maitreya]] ([[Pali]] [[Metteyya]]). While this [[Bodhisattva]] is the foremost of the dwellers in [[Tusita]], the ruler of this [[world]] is another [[deva]] called [[Santusita]] ([[Pali]]: [[Santusita]]). The {{Wiki|beings}} of this [[world]] are 3,000 feet (910 m) tall and [[live]] for 576,000,000 years ([[Sarvastivada]] [[tradition]]). The height of this [[world]] is 320 [[yojanas]] above the [[Earth]]. |
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Latest revision as of 05:47, 15 September 2013
Svetaketu (Pali: Setaketu), who was reborn as Siddhartha, who would become the Buddha Sakyamuni; since then the Bodhisattva has been Natha (or Nathadeva) who will be reborn as Ajita and will become the Buddha Maitreya (Pali Metteyya). While this Bodhisattva is the foremost of the dwellers in Tusita, the ruler of this world is another deva called Santusita (Pali: Santusita). The beings of this world are 3,000 feet (910 m) tall and live for 576,000,000 years (Sarvastivada tradition). The height of this world is 320 yojanas above the Earth.
