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[[三十三天]] (Jpn [[sanjusan-ten]] ) | [[三十三天]] (Jpn [[sanjusan-ten]] ) | ||
| − | Also, thirty-three | + | Also, [[thirty-three heavenly gods]]. The [[gods]] said to [[live]] on a plateau at the top of [[Mount Sumeru]]. [[Shakra]] rules from his palace in the center, and the other thirty-two [[gods]] [[live]] on four peaks, eight [[gods]] to a peak, at each of the plateau's four corners. The [[abode]] of these [[thirty-three gods]] is the [[heaven]] called [[Trayastrimsha]] in [[Sanskrit]] ( Jpn [[Tori-ten]]), rendered as the [[Heaven of the Thirty-three Gods]] in [[China]]. The [[beings]] in this [[heaven]] are said to [[live]] one thousand years, though each day of [[life]] in that [[heaven]] is {{Wiki|equal}} to a hundred years in the [[human world]]. Their [[life]] span in [[human]] terms is therefore one hundred thousand years. |
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Latest revision as of 02:57, 16 February 2014
thirty-three gods
三十三天 (Jpn sanjusan-ten )
Also, thirty-three heavenly gods. The gods said to live on a plateau at the top of Mount Sumeru. Shakra rules from his palace in the center, and the other thirty-two gods live on four peaks, eight gods to a peak, at each of the plateau's four corners. The abode of these thirty-three gods is the heaven called Trayastrimsha in Sanskrit ( Jpn Tori-ten), rendered as the Heaven of the Thirty-three Gods in China. The beings in this heaven are said to live one thousand years, though each day of life in that heaven is equal to a hundred years in the human world. Their life span in human terms is therefore one hundred thousand years.
