84000 Glossary of Terms

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ཚངས་པའི་ལྷ། | Glossary of Terms

  • ཚངས་པའི་ལྷ།

  • tshangs pa’i lha
  • brahmadeva
  • Term
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  • Brahmā heavens
  • ཚངས་པའི་ལྷ།
  • tshangs pa’i lha
  • brahmadeva
  • 梵天
Definition in this text:

The three heavens of Brahmā in the form realm. Subordinates of Brahmā dwell in the first, attendants and officials dwell in the second, and the third and highest heaven is Mahābrahmā or “Great Brahmā.”