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'''Heaven of the Thirty-Three''' (Skt. | '''Heaven of the Thirty-Three''' (Skt. ''Trāyastriṃśa''; Tib. ''Sumchu Tsasum''; [[Wyl.]] ''sum cu rtsa gsum'') — second heaven of the [[desire realm]], situated on the summit of [[Mount Meru]] and presided over by thirty-three gods of whom [[Indra]] is the chief. The gods of the Heaven of the Thirty-Three regularly wage war against the [[demi-gods]]. | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*[[Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé]], ''Myriad Worlds'' (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1995), pages 116-118. | |||
[[Category:Places]] | [[Category:Places]] | ||
[[Category: Three Realms]] | [[Category:Three Realms]] | ||
Revision as of 18:07, 13 September 2009
Heaven of the Thirty-Three (Skt. Trāyastriṃśa; Tib. Sumchu Tsasum; Wyl. sum cu rtsa gsum) — second heaven of the desire realm, situated on the summit of Mount Meru and presided over by thirty-three gods of whom Indra is the chief. The gods of the Heaven of the Thirty-Three regularly wage war against the demi-gods.
Further Reading
- Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé, Myriad Worlds (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1995), pages 116-118.