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DIAGRAM 6: The Planes of Existence

THE AGE
LIMIT

ARÚPALOKA

FORMLESS
REALMS

Sphere of Neither Perception nor
Non-perception
Sphere of Nothingness
Sphere of Infinite Consciousness
Sphere of Infinite Space

N’eva saññá n’ásaññáyatana

Ákiñcaññáyatana
Viññáóañcáyatana
Ákásánañcáyatana

84,000 M.K.
60,000 M.K.
40,000 M.K.
20,000 M.K.

RÚPALOKA
REALMS

OF

F
ORM

Catthuta Jhána Bhúmi
Fourth Jhána Realm
SUDDHÁVÁSAPure Abodes

Akanittha
Sudassi
Sudassa
Atappa
Aviha

16,000 M.K.
8,000 M.K.
4,000 M.K.
2,000 M.K.
1,000 M.K.

Tatiya Jhána Bhúmi
Third Jhána Realm

Ásaññasatta
Vehapphala
Subhakióha
Appamáóasubha
Parittasubha

500 M.K.
500 M.K.
64 M.K.
32 M.K.
16 M.K.
Dutiya Jhána Bhúmi
Second Jhána Realm

Ábhassara
Appamáóábha
Parittasubha

8 M.K.
4 M.K.
2 M.K.
Paþhama Jhána Bhúmi
First Jhána Realm

Mahá Brahmá
Brahmá Purohita
Brahmá Párisajja

1 A.K.
1/2 A.K.
1/3 A.K.

KÁMALOKA

(11)


SENTIENT

EXISTENCESUGATI

(7)


Happy states DEVALOKA

(6)


Celestial Realms

Paranimmitavasavatti
Nimmáóarati
Tusita
Yama
Távatiísa
Cátummahárájika

16,000 C.Y.
8,000 C.Y.
4,000 C.Y.
2,000 C.Y.
1,000 C.Y.
500 C.Y.
Human Realm Manussa No Limit

DUGGATI(4) evil states

Asurayoni
Petayoni
Tiracchánayoni
Niraya

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M.K. = Mahá Kappa
A.K. = Asaòkheyya Kappa
C.Y. = Celestial Years

256 27. PLANES OF EXISTENCE


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