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(3) the [[Reward Appearing Heaven]] ([[Sudrisha]]), where one is able to receive the reward of one's [[good deeds]]; | (3) the [[Reward Appearing Heaven]] ([[Sudrisha]]), where one is able to receive the reward of one's [[good deeds]]; | ||
(4) the [[Heaven of Clear Perception]] ([[Sudarshana]]); and | (4) the [[Heaven of Clear Perception]] ([[Sudarshana]]); and | ||
− | (5) the [[Akanishtha Heaven]], the [[highest | + | (5) the [[Akanishtha Heaven]], the [[highest Heaven]] of the [[World of Form]]. |
Those reaching the stage of the [[Non-returner]], or the second [[highest]] of the [[Four stages of enlightenment]] taught in early [[Buddhism]], are said to be [[reborn]] among these [[heavens]]. | Those reaching the stage of the [[Non-returner]], or the second [[highest]] of the [[Four stages of enlightenment]] taught in early [[Buddhism]], are said to be [[reborn]] among these [[heavens]]. |
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five heavens of purity
五浄居天 (Skt shuddhavasa; Jpn go-jogo-ten )
Also, five pure-dwelling heavens or heavens of purity. The five highest heavens among the eighteen heavens in the World of Form.
They are
(1) the Heaven of No Vexations (Skt Avriha);
(2) the Heaven of No Heat (Atapa), a realm that is free of distress;
(3) the Reward Appearing Heaven (Sudrisha), where one is able to receive the reward of one's good deeds;
(4) the Heaven of Clear Perception (Sudarshana); and
(5) the Akanishtha Heaven, the highest Heaven of the World of Form.
Those reaching the stage of the Non-returner, or the second highest of the Four stages of enlightenment taught in early Buddhism, are said to be reborn among these heavens.