Tusita Heaven
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Tusita Heaven is a celestial realm in Buddhist cosmology where future Buddhas, including Maitreya, dwell before their final rebirth and enlightenment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dusit (Tushita) heaven in Buddhist cosmology | 1 |
| Tusita Heaven canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist cosmological realm
ⓘ
celestial realm ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | bodhisattva Maitreya’s waiting place ⓘ |
| associatedPractice | devotional aspiration to be reborn there ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maitreya
ⓘ
cult of Maitreya ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLevel | deva realm ⓘ |
| cosmologicalPosition | one of the six deva realms of the desire realm ⓘ |
| cosmologicalSystem | Buddhist cosmology ⓘ |
| cosmologicalTier |
heaven above Yāma Heaven
ⓘ
Heaven ⓘ
surface form:
heaven below Nimmānaratī Heaven
|
| culturalInfluence |
East Asian Buddhism
ⓘ
Southeast Asian Buddhism ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Mahayana sutras
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahāyāna sūtras
the Pali Canon ⓘ
surface form:
Pali Canon
|
| eschatologicalRole | place where Maitreya awaits future descent to earth ⓘ |
| functionInBuddhistPath | dwelling place before final rebirth and Buddhahood ⓘ |
| iconography | sometimes depicted as palace-like celestial city ⓘ |
| inhabitantType |
bodhisattvas
ⓘ
devas ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm |
Pali
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
contented
ⓘ
joyful ⓘ |
| moralConditionForRebirth |
practice of virtues
ⓘ
wholesome karma ⓘ |
| notableInhabitant | Maitreya ⓘ |
| PaliName | Tusita ⓘ |
| precedes | final human rebirth of a future Buddha ⓘ |
| realmCategory |
Svarga
ⓘ
surface form:
kāmadhātu (desire realm)
|
| realmType | heaven of joy and contentment ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Maitreya
ⓘ
surface form:
Maitreya’s descent as future Buddha
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role | abode of future Buddhas ⓘ |
| SanskritName | Tuṣita ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahāyāna Buddhism
Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravāda Buddhism
Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form:
Vajrayāna Buddhism
|
| temporalRole | intermediate abode before enlightenment of future Buddhas ⓘ |
| timePerception | lifespans vastly longer than human lifespans ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dusit (Tushita) heaven in Buddhist cosmology