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+ | <poem> | ||
+ | [[celestial beings]]: ([[gatyah, tianrén]]): [[Beings]] that normally dwell in the [[heavenly realms]]. | ||
+ | There are eight types: | ||
+ | (1) [[gods]] or “[[devas]],” | ||
+ | (2) [[nagas]] ([[dragons]]), | ||
+ | (3) [[yaksas]], | ||
+ | (4) [[gandharvas]], | ||
+ | (5) [[asuras]], | ||
+ | (6) [[garudas]], | ||
+ | (7) [[kinnaras]], and | ||
+ | (8) [[mahorahas]]. | ||
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+ | see; [[deva]] | ||
+ | </poem> | ||
+ | {{R}} | ||
+ | [http://buddhism.org/Sutras/DHARMA/GLOSSARY/IndexGlossaryC.htm buddhism.org] | ||
+ | [[Category:Six Realms]] |
Latest revision as of 05:00, 2 April 2024
celestial beings: (gatyah, tianrén): Beings that normally dwell in the heavenly realms.
There are eight types:
(1) gods or “devas,”
(2) nagas (dragons),
(3) yaksas,
(4) gandharvas,
(5) asuras,
(6) garudas,
(7) kinnaras, and
(8) mahorahas.
see; deva