Svarga
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svarga (P. sagga; T. mtho ris; C. tianshang 天上) is translated as "deva realms," “heavens,” etc. This term refers to the realms of the devas within Buddhist cosmology. The term encompasses:[1]
- the six deva realms of the kāmadhātu
- the realms of the rūpadhātu (realm of subtle form)
- the realms of the arūpadhātu (formless realm).
Notes
- ↑ Robert E. Buswell Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr., The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (Princeton: 2014), s.v. svarga