Maitreya's Tusita Heaven
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Maitreya resides in the Tusita Tusita Heaven, said to be reachable through meditation, and which is considered to be much closer than the Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha. Sakyamuni Buddha also lived here before he was born into the world. Bodhisattvas live in the Tusita Heaven before they descend to the human realm as Buddhas. A bodhisattva may be thought of as an individual near to becoming Buddha. Because the Tusita heaven is still in the realm of desire, its beings still feel passions, but they require less to satisfy those passions, and are thus calmer and more refined beings.