The fifth and highest of the “pure abodes;” also the name of the gods living there.

Fifth of the pure abodes, meaning “Highest.”

Lit. “Not Below.” The highest 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 fifth of the five Pure Abodes.

The highest paradise among the Śuddhāvāsa paradises, which are the five highest in the form realm; therefore, this is the highest point within a world realm.

The highest paradise in the form realm, and therefore the highest point within the universe. The name is used with other meanings in the tantra tradition.

The highest of the five pure abodes (Skt. śuddhāvāsa) among the form realms.

Highest heaven of the form realm (rūpadhātu).

The highest of the five pure abodes (śuddhāvāsa) among the form realms.

The highest paradise in the form realm, and therefore the highest point in altitude within the universe.

The highest of the seventeen paradises in the form realm. Within the form realm is the highest of the eight paradises of the fourth dhyāna. Within the fourth dhyāna is the highest of the five Śuddhāvāsika (“pure abode”) paradises.

The eighth and highest level of the realm of form (rūpadhātu, gzugs khams), and thus part of the world of the Brahmā gods (brahmaloka, gtsang ris); it is only accessible as the result of specific states of dhyāna. According to some texts this is where non-returners (anāgāmin) dwell in their last lives. In other texts it is the realm of the enjoyment body (saṃbhoga­kāya, longs spyod rdzogs pa’i sku) and is a buddhafield associated with the Buddha Vairocana; it is accessible only to bodhisattvas on the tenth level.

(See also UT22084-054-003-67).

The highest of the seventeen paradises in the form realm. Within the form realm it is the highest of the eight paradises of the fourth dhyāna. Within the fourth dhyāna it is the highest of the five Śuddhāvāsika (pure abode) paradises.

One of the gods’ realms.

The highest of all the form realm (rūpadhātu) worlds. The world of devas “equal in rank” (literally “having no one as the youngest”).

Seventeenth god realm of form, meaning “highest,” it is the highest of the five heavens that make up the “pure abodes” in the form realm.

The highest level of the form realm.

The highest heaven of the form-world, where a buddha always receives the anointment of the ultimate wisdom, reaching there mentally from his seat of enlightenment under the Bodhi-tree.

The eighth and highest level of the realm of form (rūpadhātu); it is only accessible as the result of specific states of concentration. According to some texts this is where non-returners (anāgāmin) dwell in their last lives. In other texts it is the realm of the enjoyment body (saṃbhogakāya) and is a buddhafield associated with the Buddha Vairocana that is accessible only to bodhisattvas on the tenth level.

See “Supreme.”

The highest of the buddhafields. The term can be used to indicate the pure realm of the dharmakāya in general or can refer to the six realms between the highest heaven of the form realm and the realm of dharmakāya.

The highest of the seventeen levels of the form realm (rūpadhātu). Within the form realm it is the highest of the eight pure abodes (śuddhāvāsika) of the fourth concentration (dhyāna).

The highest heaven in the realm of form; also the name of the gods living there.

The highest of the heavenly levels of the form realm, but also in many Mahāyāna texts the buddhafield of the saṃbhogakāya buddhas.

The highest of the heavenly levels of the form realm, but also in many Mahāyāna texts the buddhafield of the saṃbhogakāya buddhas.

The highest of the heavens.

The highest heaven of the form realm.

The highest of the seventeen heavens in the form realm, the highest of the five Śuddhāvāsa heavens.

The highest heaven of the form realm.

The highest heaven of the form realm, where a buddha always receives the anointment of the ultimate wisdom, proceeding there mentally from his seat of awakening under the Bodhi tree.

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

The highest of the seventeen heavens of the form realm and the fifth and highest of the five Pure Abodes. Rebirth there is the karmic result of accomplishing the fourth meditative absorption. See also UT22084-072-007-284.

The eighth and highest level of the realm of form (rūpadhātu); it is only accessible as the result of specific states of concentration. According to some texts this is where non-returners (anāgāmin) dwell in their last lives. In other texts it is the realm of the enjoyment body (saṃbhogakāya) and is a buddhafield associated with the buddha Vairocana that is accessible only to bodhisattvas on the tenth level.

The highest of the seventeen heavens in the form realm, the highest of the five Śuddhāvāsa heavens. 

See “Highest Heaven.”

The highest level of the form realm.

The highest class of gods of the Pure Abodes (Śuddhāvāsa) in the world of form (rūpadhātu); non-returners and those who have mastered the fourth dhyāna are reborn in the Pure Abodes.

One of the heavens of Buddhist cosmology, fifth and highest of the five so-called pure realms of the form realm. Also rendered here as Akaniṣṭha.

The seventeenth and highest heaven of the form realm.

The highest, fifth, and final class of gods dwelling in the Pure Abodes (śuddhāvāsa).

One of the five pure abodes within the realm of form.