Fourth of the sixteen god realms of form that correspond to the four meditative concentrations, meaning “Great Brahmā.”

Lit. “Great Brahmā.” The third 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 third of the three heavens that correspond to the first of the four concentrations. See also “Brahmapārṣadya.”

The highest of the three paradises that correspond to the first dhyāna in the form realm.

Third god realm of form, meaning “Great Brahmā,” it is the highest of the three realms of the first dhyāna heaven in the form realms.

“Great Brahmā.” The highest of the three (or, in this sūtra, four) paradises that correspond to the first dhyāna in the form realm.

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

“Great Brahmā.” The highest of the three (or, in this sūtra, four) paradises that correspond to the first dhyāna in the form realm.

“Great Brahmā.” The highest of the three (or, in this sūtra, four) paradises that correspond to the first dhyāna in the form realm.

The third 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 the pure realms, it is listed as the third of the three heavens that correspond to the first of the four concentration.

The third heaven of the form realm.

The third heaven of the form realm, it is the highest of the three realms of the first dhyāna heaven. 

The name of the third of the three abodes in the first level of the form realm, so called because the beings here are like the great god Brahmā, being lords of this trichiliocosm called Endurance.

The highest level of the first concentration.

One of the heavens of Buddhist cosmology. The inhabitants of this heaven mistakenly think that they created everything.

A class of gods who inhabit the third heaven of the realm of form.

The third heaven of the form realm, counting from lowest to highest. Associated with the first state of meditation (dhyāna).

The third of the seventeen heavens of the form realm, it is the highest of the three realms of the first dhyāna heaven.

The third of the heavens of the form realm and the third of the three Brahmā heavens. Rebirth there is the karmic result of accomplishing the first meditative absorption.

One of the form realms, listed here between the previous brahmā realms and the Heaven of Lesser Light, the first of the realms of the second dhyāna in the form realm.

A class of gods in the world of form (rūpadhātu).

A term used to refer to gods in the Great Brahma Realm.

The gods in the abode of Mahābrahmā, the fourth of the four classes of gods of the form realm in the first dhyāna. The name is the same for both the location and the inhabitant deities.

The third 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 the pure realms, it is listed as the third of the three heavens that correspond to the first of the four concentrations.

A class of gods who inhabit the third heaven of the realm of form.