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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

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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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