འཐབ་བྲལ། | Glossary of Terms

The third of the six heavens of the desire realm.

One of the six heavens of the desire realm.

The lowest of the heavenly realms. Characterized by freedom from difficulty.

The third of the six heavens of the realm of desire; also the name of the gods living there. The Tibetan translation ’thab bral, “free from strife or combat,” derives from the idea that these devas, because they live in an aerial abode above Sumeru, do not have to engage in combat with the asuras who dwell on the slopes of the mountain.

The third of the six heavens of the desire realm.

The third of the six heavens of the desire realm.

The third of the six heavens of the desire realm.

One of the six heavens of the desire realm.

One of the six heavens of the desire realm.

One of the six heavens of the desire realm.

The third of the six heavens of the desire realm.

The lowest of the heavenly realms, it is characterized by freedom from difficulty.

One of the six heavens of the desire realm.

The third of the six heavens of the desire realm. The Tibetan translation ’thab bral, “free from strife or combat,” derives from the idea that these devas, because they live in an aerial abode above Mount Meru, do not have to engage in combat with the asuras who dwell on the slopes of the mountain.

The third of the six heavens of the desire realm.

The third lowest of the six heavens of the desire realm.

One of the heavens of Buddhist cosmology included among the six heavens of the desire realm. It is characterized by freedom from difficulty.

One of the six heavens of the desire realm.

A class of gods who inhabit the third of the six heavens of the desire realm, characterized by freedom from difficulty.

Third god realm of desire, meaning “Strifeless.”

Lit. “The Discharged.” The third of the six heavens of the realm of desire; also the name of the gods living there. The Tibetan translation ’thab bral, “free from strife or combat,” derives from the idea that these devas, because they live in an aerial abode above Sumeru, do not have to engage in combat with the asuras who dwell on the slopes of the mountain.

Third god realm of desire, meaning “strifeless.”

The third (counting from the lowest) of the six paradises in the desire realm. The usual translation is ’thab bral from “Yāma.” Here, the Tibetan translation appears to be from Yama, the name for the lord of death.

The third (counting from the lowest) of the six paradises in the desire realm.

Third (counting from the lowest) of the six paradises in the desire realm.

The third lowest of the six heavens of the desire realm.

The fourth of the six god realms of the desire realm.

Third of six levels of gods in the desire realm.

One of the gods’ realms; also used as the name of the gods living there.

The third highest of the six paradises in the desire realm. Its name means “Free of Conflict.”

The third of the six heavens of the desire realm. Also known as the Heaven Free from Strife (Tib. ’thab bral).

The third of the six heavens of the desire realm. Also known as the Heaven Free from Strife (Tib. ’thab bral). 

Another name for the Heaven Free from Strife, this is the third of the six heavens of the desire realm. The Tibetan literally means “twins.” The Sanskrit for this heaven is Yāma or Suyāma, the precise meaning of which is uncertain.

A god realm.

One of the gods’ realms.

The gods of the Yāma Heaven, the third of the six heavens of the desire realm. The name is the same for both the location and the inhabitant deities.

The third (fourth highest) of the six levels of gods of the Desire Realm.

One of the heavens of Buddhist cosmology, counted among the six heavens of the desire realm.

A class of devas of the realm of sensuous desire (kāmadhātu). The Tibetan translation ’thab bral (“free of conflict/without combat”) derives from the idea that these gods, because they live in an aerial abode above Mount Sumeru, do not have to engage in combat with the asuras who dwell on the slopes of the mountain.