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ATTAINABLE
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31 planes of existence: |
20 planes of
the Brahma world |
formless
realm |
Good |
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4 formless
attainments |
Neither perception nor non-perception |
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Nothingness |
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Infinity of consciousness |
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Infinity of space |
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Pure abodes of
non-returners |
Junior to none |
(subtle) form realm | ||
Fair seeing | ||||
Fair to see | ||||
Untormenting | ||||
Bathed in prosperity | ||||
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4th jhana |
Non-percipient beings | |||
Very fruitful | ||||
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3rd jhana |
Refulgent glory | |||
Measureless glory |
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Limited glory |
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2nd jhana
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Streaming radiance |
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Measureless radiance |
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Limited radiance |
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1st jhana
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Great Brahma |
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Brahma's ministers |
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Brahma's retinue |
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Faith, generosity
and 8 precepts |
Paranimmitavasvatti (power over others' creations) |
Sensuality
realm heavens |
sensuality
realm |
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Nimmanarati (delight in creating) |
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Tusita (contented) |
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Yama (gone to bliss) |
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Tavatimsa (thirty-three) |
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Catumaharajika (four great kings) |
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5 precepts
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Human beings |
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desire for power
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Demons (asura) |
Bad
destinations and states of deprivation. |
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meanness, attachment
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Ghosts (preta) | |||
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stupidity, animal desires
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Animals | |||
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cruelty, torture, killing
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Hell |