Tusita
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Tusita is a heavenly realm in Buddhist cosmology where future Buddhas, including Maitreya, reside before their final rebirth.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist cosmological realm
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heavenly realm ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mahāyāna Buddhism
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Maitreya NERFINISHED ⓘ Theravāda Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ bodhisattva path ⓘ future Buddha ⓘ |
| category |
Buddhist cosmology concept
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Buddhist eschatology concept ⓘ Buddhist heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLevel | deva realm ⓘ |
| cosmologicalOrder |
above Yāma heaven
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below Nimmānaratī heaven ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
East Asian Buddhism
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Southeast Asian Buddhism ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Aṅguttara Nikāya
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Dīgha Nikāya NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahāyāna sūtras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrineFunction |
intermediate abode before Buddhahood
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place of teaching for devas and bodhisattvas ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage |
Pāli
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Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning |
contented
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joyful ⓘ |
| feature |
high degree of happiness
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long lifespans of inhabitants ⓘ realm of great delight ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kāmadhātu
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sensuous realm ⓘ |
| positionInKamaLoka | fourth heaven ⓘ |
| realmType |
non-formless realm
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non-rūpadhātu realm ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| resident | Maitreya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residentType |
bodhisattvas
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devas ⓘ |
| role |
abode of future Buddhas
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residence of bodhisattvas before final rebirth ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Abhidharma literature
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Pāli Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanskrit Buddhist texts ⓘ |
| timeScale | very long deva lifetimes compared to humans ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
devotional aspiration to be reborn in Tusita
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prayers to meet Maitreya in Tusita ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.