84000 Glossary of Terms

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དགའ་ལྡན་གྱི་ལྷ། | Glossary of Terms

  • དགའ་ལྡན་གྱི་ལྷ།

  • dga’ ldan gyi lha
  • tuṣitā devāḥ
  • Term
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  • gods of Tuṣita Heaven
  • དགའ་ལྡན་གྱི་ལྷ།
  • dga’ ldan gyi lha
  • tuṣitā devāḥ
Definition in this text:

The gods of Tuṣita Heaven, the Joyous Heaven, the fourth of the six heavens of the desire realm. The name is the same for both the location and the inhabitant deities. Tuṣita is of note for being the abode of Maitreya until his eventual birth on Earth (and indeed all buddhas in their penultimate birth before their final birth).