Brahmapurohita
Brahmapurohita (T. tshangs pa'i mdun na 'don ཚངས་པའི་མདུན་ན་འདོན་; c. fanfu tian) is translated as "ministers of Brahma," "priests of Brahma," etc. It is the second of the three sub-realms of the "Brahma worlds" (Brahmaloka), which are the first three sub-realms of the form realm (rupadhatu).[1] The beings in this realm are immersed in the bliss of the first meditative absorption (dhyana).[1]
The beings in this realm are divinities (deva) who serve as the ministers, officials and attendants to Brahmā, who resides in the realm "Great Brahma" (Mahābrahmaṇa), which is the highest of the three sub-realms of the "Brahma worlds."[1] Like all beings in the form realm, the beings on this realm have only three sense organs: sight, hearing, and touch.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Robert E. Buswell Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr., The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (Princeton: 2014), s.v. brahmapurohita