Thirty-six abodes of the kāmadhātu
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Thirty-six abodes of the kāmadhātu. According to the tradition of Mipham Rinpoche, there are thirty-six types of abode within the domain of the five senses (kāmadhātu) in which sentient beings live.[1] Other traditions enumerate different numbers of abodes in the kāmadhātu.
The thirty-six abodes are:[1]
- the six deva realms of the kāmadhātu
- the twelve abodes of human beings (i.e., the four continents and eight subcontinents)
- the abodes of animals
- the abode of pretas
- the sixteen hells.
When asuras are counted separately (from the devas), there are thirty-seven abodes.[1] Some powerful nagas are also included within the gods, but generally they are defined as animals.[2]
See also: six classes of beings.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mipham Rinpoche 2000, s.v. Line 8.17.
- ↑ Mipham Rinpoche 2000, s.v. Line 8.18.
Sources
Mipham Rinpoche (2000), Gateway to Knowledge, vol. II, translated by Kunsang, Erik Pema, Rangjung Yeshe Publications