གྱ་ནོམ་སྣང་། | Glossary of Terms

Third of the pure abodes, meaning “Attractive.”

Lit. “Good Looking.” The fifteenth of the seventeen heavens of the form realm; also the name of the gods living there. In the form realm, which is structured according to the four concentrations and pure abodes‍, or Śuddhāvāsa‍, it is listed as the third of the five Pure Abodes.

The third highest of the five Śuddhāvāsa paradises, the highest paradises in the form realm.

The third highest of the seventeen paradises in the form realm, and therefore the third of the five Śuddhāvāsika (pure abode) paradises.

Fifteenth god realm of form, meaning “Sublime Vision,” it is the third of the five “pure abodes” in the form realm.

“Perfect Light.” In the Sarvāstivāda tradition, this is the third highest of the five Śuddhāvāsa paradises, the highest paradises in the form realm. In this sūtra it is the lowest of those five.

The fifteenth of the seventeen heavens of the form realm; also the name of the gods living there. In the form realm, which is structured according to the four concentrations and the pure realms, it is listed as the third of the five pure realms.

The fifteenth heaven of the form realm.

The third of five realms associated with the fourth concentration into which only noble beings are born.

One of the five pure abodes.

The third of the pure abodes and the fifteenth heaven of the form realm.

One of the heavens of Buddhist cosmology belonging to the form realm. The fourth-highest heaven of the Pure Abodes. Non-returners and those who have mastered the fourth meditative absorption are reborn there. See also UT22084-072-007-280.

The fifteenth heaven of the form realm, counting from lowest to highest. Associated with the fourth state of meditation (dhyāna).

One of the heavens of Buddhist cosmology, third of the five so-called pure realms of the form realm.