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Six desire heavens

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six desire heavens (六欲天). (
  1) Heaven of the Four God-Kings (Cātur-mahārāja-kāyika-deva, 四天王天);
  (2) Trayastriṁśa Heaven (忉利天), or Thirty-three Heavens (三十三天), ruled by Śakra-Devānām-Indra;
  (3) Yāma Heaven (夜摩天), ruled by Suyāma-devarāja;
  (4) Tuṣita Heaven (兜率天), ruled by Saṁtuṣita-devarāja;
  (5) Nirmāṇa-rati Heaven (化自在天), ruled by Sunirmita-devarāja;
  (6) Paranirmita-vaśa-vartin Heaven (他化自在天), ruled by Vaśavartti-devarāja.
The first two heavens are earth-abode heavens; all other heavens are sky-abode heavens.

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