One of the three realms of saṃsāra, characterized by a prevalence of desire.

One of the three realms of saṃsāra, it is comprised of the traditional six realms of saṃsāra, from the hell realm to the realm of the gods, including the human realm. Rebirth in this realm is characterized by intense cravings via the five senses and their objects.

One of the three realms of saṃsāra (the other two being the form and formless realms).

One of the three realms of saṃsāra, characterized by the prevalence of sense desire.

In Buddhist cosmology, our sphere of existence where beings are driven primarily by the urge for sense gratification and attachment to material substance. See also “three realms.”

In Buddhist cosmology, this is our own realm, the lowest and most coarse of the three realms of saṃsāra. It is called this because beings here are characterized by their strong longing and attachment to the pleasures of the senses. The desire realm includes hell beings, hungry ghosts, animals, humans, asuras, and the lowest heavens of the gods. Located above the desire realm is the form realm and formless realm.

In Buddhist cosmology, it is our sphere of existence where beings are driven primarily by the urge for sense gratification.

One of the three realms of saṃsāra, characterized by a prevalence of desire.

One of the three realms of saṃsāra, it is comprised of the traditional six realms of saṃsāra, from the hell realm to the realm of the gods, including the human realm. Rebirth in this realm is characterized by intense cravings via the five senses and their objects.

One of the three realms of saṃsāra, characterized by a prevalence of desire.

One of the three realms of saṃsāra, characterized by a prevalence of desire.

In Buddhist cosmology, it is our sphere of existence where beings are driven primarily by the urge for sense gratification.

In Buddhist cosmology, our sphere of existence where beings are driven primarily by the urge for sense gratification and attachment to material substance. It is one of the three basic divisions of the realms of existence that constitute saṃsāra. The other two are the form realm and the formless realm. See Gethin 1998, 116–18.

One of the three spheres of existence, it comprises the traditional six realms of saṃsāra up to and including the desire realm gods‍—including the human realm. Rebirth in this realm is characterized by intense cravings via the five senses and their objects.

One of the three realms of saṃsāra, it is comprised of the traditional six realms of saṃsāra, from the hell realm to the realm of the gods, including the human realm. Rebirth in this realm is characterized by intense cravings via the five senses and their objects.

One of the three realms of saṃsāra, it is traditionally comprised of six realms of its own, from the hell realm to the realm of the gods, including the human realm. Rebirth in this realm is characterized by intense cravings via the five senses and their objects.

Includes the hell beings; pretas; animals; humans; asuras; and different levels of god realms, for which see “god.”

The worlds where beings are reborn through their karma, from the hells up to the Para­nirmita­vaśa­vartin paradise.

This realm is composed of the six classes of existence: hell beings, pretas, animals, humans, asuras, and devas. These are all existences where a being is reborn through karma. In the two higher realms beings are reborn there through the power of their meditation.

Of the three realms of existence, the realm whose beings are tormented by desire and attachment to material substance.

The lowest of the three planes of existence, where coarse desires for all the sense objects are present.