སུམ་ཅུ་རྩ་གསུམ། | Glossary of Terms

The second heaven of the desire realm, located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Indra and thirty-two other gods.

One of the six heavens of the desire realm.

The second lowest of the six heavens of the desire realm, located on top of Mount Sumeru in the Buddhist cosmology.

In Sanskrit lit. “the 3x10” (in round numbers for 3x11) Trāyastriṃśa heaven, to be found on the top of Mount Meru, the abode of Indra and the thirty-three gods.

The paradise of Indra on the summit of Sumeru where there are thirty-three leading deities, hence the name “Heaven of the Thirty-Three.” The second (counting from the lowest) of the six paradises in the desire realm.

The second heaven of the desire realm located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Indra and thirty-two other deities.

The second of the six heavens in the desire realm; also the name of the gods living there. The paradise of Śakra on the summit of Sumeru where there are thirty-three leading deities, hence the name.

One of the six heavens of the desire realm.

A heaven within the upper reaches of the desire realm.

In Buddhist cosmology, an important heaven of the desire realm ruled by Śakra.

The second heaven of the desire realm located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Indra and thirty-two other gods.

The second heaven of the desire realm located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Indra, otherwise known as Śakra, and thirty-two other gods.

The second (fifth highest) of the six levels of gods of the Desire Realm.

The second heaven of the desire realm located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Indra and thirty-two other gods.

One of the heavens of Buddhist cosmology. Counted among the six heavens of the desire realm, it is traditionally located atop Sumeru, just above the terrace of the Abodes of the Four Great Kings.

The second heaven of the desire realm, it is found at the top of Mount Meru and is the abode of Śakra and the thirty-three gods.

One of the six heavens of the desire realm.

The second heaven of the desire realm, located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Śakra (Indra) and thirty-two other gods.

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.

One of the six heavens of the desire realm.

The second heaven of the desire realm located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Śakra and thirty-two other gods.

One of the six heavens of the desire realm.

The second heaven of the desire realm located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Śakra.

The second heaven of the desire realm located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Indra and thirty-two other gods.

The second of the six heavens in the desire realm, it is ruled by Indra and thirty-two other gods.

The second heaven of the desire realm, it is found at the top of Mount Meru and is the abode of Śakra and the thirty-three gods. 

The second heaven of the desire realm located above Mount Meru.

The second-lowest heaven of the desire realm located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Indra, otherwise known as Śakra, and thirty-two other gods.

Name of a god realm.

One of the six heavens of the desire realm.

One of the six heavens of the desire realm.

The second of the six heavens of the desire realm. It is traditionally located atop Mount Meru, just above the terrace of the abodes of the Four Great Kings. Its chief is Śakra/Indra.

The second heaven of the desire realm, located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Indra and thirty-two other gods.

The second heaven of the desire realm, it is found at the top of Mount Meru and is the abode of Śakra and the thirty-three gods.

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

The heaven of a class of devas of the world of sensuous desire (kāmadhātu), ruled by Śakra/Indra.

One of the heavens of Buddhist cosmology. Counted among the six heavens of the desire realm, it is traditionally located atop Sumeru, just above the terrace of the Abodes of the Four Great Kings.

The second heaven of the desire realm, located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Śakra (also known as Indra or Kauśika). This heaven receives its name because it encompasses thirty-three distinct divine locations.

One of the heavens of Buddhist cosmology, the second heaven of the desire realm. It is located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Indra, otherwise known as Śakra, and thirty-two other gods.

The second heaven of the desire realm located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Indra, otherwise known as Śakra, and thirty-two other gods.

One of the six heavens of the desire realm.

The second heaven of the desire realm located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Indra and thirty-two other gods.

The second heaven of the desire realm located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Indra and thirty-two other gods.

The second heaven of the desire realm located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Indra and thirty-two other gods.

The second heaven of the desire realm located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Indra and thirty-two other gods.

According to Buddhist cosmology, the Heaven of the Thirty-Three is the second lowest of the six heavens of the desire realm (kāmadhātu), just above the Heaven of the Four Great Kings (Caturmahārāja­kāyika) and below the Yāma Heaven. It is situated on the flat summit of Mount Sumeru and inhabited by thirty-three divinities, presided over by Śakra.

The second heaven of the desire realm, located above Mount Meru and reigned over by Śakra (Indra) and thirty-two other gods.

Second god realm of desire, abode of the thirty-three gods.

Lit. “Thirty-Three.” It is the second of the six heavens in the desire realm; also the name of the gods living there. The paradise of Śatakratu on the summit of Sumeru where there are thirty-three leading deities, hence the name.

Second god realm of desire, abode of the thirty-three gods.

The paradise of Śakra, also known as Indra, on the summit of Sumeru. The names means “Thirty-Three,” from the thirty-three principal deities that dwell there.

The paradise on the summit of Sumeru.

The paradise on the summit of Sumeru.

Indra’s paradise on the summit of Sumeru.

The paradise of Indra on the summit of Sumeru, where there are thirty-three leading deities, hence the name “thirty-three.” The second (counting from the lowest) of the six paradises in the desire realm.

An important heaven in Hindu and Buddhist cosmologies; it is the second heaven in the realm of forms in Buddhist cosmology presided over by Śakra; also refers to the gods who dwell there.

The second of the six god realms of the desire realm, the abode of the thirty-three gods.

The Heaven of the “Thirty-Three,” second level of the desire-realm, located on top of Mount Sumeru in the Buddhist cosmology.

The heaven “of the thirty-three gods” at the summit of Mount Meru. This is the second lowest heaven in the realm of sense pleasure (kāmadhātu), above the heaven of the Four Great Kings.

The paradise of Śakra, also known as Indra, on the summit of Sumeru. The name means “Thirty-Three” from the thirty-three principal deities that dwell there. The fifth highest of the six paradises in the desire realm.

Lit. “Thirty-Three.” It is the second of the six heavens in the desire realm; also the name of the gods living there. The paradise of Śatakratu on the summit of Sumeru where there are thirty-three leading deities, hence the name.

The heaven of the desire realm just above the heaven of the Four Great Kings atop Sumeru.

A class of gods.

Indra’s paradise on the summit of Sumeru.

The paradise of Indra.

One of the gods’ realms.

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

Second of six levels of gods in the desire realm.

Name of a class of gods in the desire realm. There is also an associated heavenly realm, the Realm of the Thirty-Three Gods, which is named after these.