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One of [[Buddhist cosmologies]], in which the [[cosmos]] is divided into three parts
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:1. [[Desire]]
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:2. [[Form]],
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:3. [[Non-form]]
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The first and last of these three represent [[attachment]] to the [[senses]], and are undesirable. Those in the second level have a [[body]] but do not [[cling]] to the [[world]] of [[illusion]] and [[senses]]. In [[Zen]] practice the [[three worlds]] are also considered levels or {{Wiki|dimensions}} of [[consciousness]].
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==See Also==
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* [[Three Realms (Triple Realm, Three Worlds)]]
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Three Worlds

One of Buddhist cosmologies, in which the cosmos is divided into three parts

1. Desire
2. Form,
3. Non-form

The first and last of these three represent attachment to the senses, and are undesirable. Those in the second level have a body but do not cling to the world of illusion and senses. In Zen practice the three worlds are also considered levels or dimensions of consciousness.

See Also