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(1) the [[desire realm]] (欲界), where reside [[sentient beings]] with the full range of afflictions, such as [[hell]]-dwellers, [[ghosts]], {{Wiki|animals}}, {{Wiki|humans}}, [[asuras]], and some [[gods]]; | (1) the [[desire realm]] (欲界), where reside [[sentient beings]] with the full range of afflictions, such as [[hell]]-dwellers, [[ghosts]], {{Wiki|animals}}, {{Wiki|humans}}, [[asuras]], and some [[gods]]; | ||
| − | (2) the [[form realm]] (色界), where Brahma gods, who have only pure desires, reside in eighteen form heavens classified into the four dhyāna heavens (四禪天), or four levels of meditation; and | + | (2) the [[form realm]] (色界), where [[Brahma]] [[gods]], who have only pure desires, reside in eighteen form heavens classified into the four dhyāna heavens (四禪天), or four levels of meditation; and |
(3) the [[formless realm]] (無色界), where formless [[gods]] are in [[mental]] {{Wiki|existence}} in four [[formless]] [[heavens]], or at four levels of long, deep [[meditative]] absorption (see [[samādhi]]). | (3) the [[formless realm]] (無色界), where formless [[gods]] are in [[mental]] {{Wiki|existence}} in four [[formless]] [[heavens]], or at four levels of long, deep [[meditative]] absorption (see [[samādhi]]). | ||
Revision as of 00:22, 18 July 2013
Three Realms of Existence (trayo-dhātu, 三界, 三有). The world of illusory existence, in which sentient beings transmigrate, comprises
(1) the desire realm (欲界), where reside sentient beings with the full range of afflictions, such as hell-dwellers, ghosts, animals, humans, asuras, and some gods;
(2) the form realm (色界), where Brahma gods, who have only pure desires, reside in eighteen form heavens classified into the four dhyāna heavens (四禪天), or four levels of meditation; and
(3) the formless realm (無色界), where formless gods are in mental existence in four formless heavens, or at four levels of long, deep meditative absorption (see samādhi).
