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Unexcelled Heaven

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Unexcelled Heaven


འོག་མིན།

’og min

Akaniṣṭha


The eighth and highest level of the realm of form (rūpadhātu); it is only accessible as the result of specific states of concentration. 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) and is a buddhafield associated with the buddha Vairocana that is accessible only to bodhisattvas on the tenth level.