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Realms of Form ([[gzugs khams]]). | Realms of Form ([[gzugs khams]]). | ||
| − | Seventeen samsaric heavenly abodes consisting of the threefold [[ | + | Seventeen samsaric heavenly abodes consisting of the threefold four [[Dhyana]] Realms and the five [[Pure Abodes]]. A subtle divine state of samsaric existence between the desire realm and the formless realm, where sense of smell, sense of taste and sexual organs are absent. The beings there have bodies of light, long lives and no painful sensations. Unwholesome mental factors such as attachment cannot arise. [RY] |
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Latest revision as of 13:08, 19 August 2007
Realms of Form (gzugs khams).
Seventeen samsaric heavenly abodes consisting of the threefold four Dhyana Realms and the five Pure Abodes. A subtle divine state of samsaric existence between the desire realm and the formless realm, where sense of smell, sense of taste and sexual organs are absent. The beings there have bodies of light, long lives and no painful sensations. Unwholesome mental factors such as attachment cannot arise. [RY]