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'''Heaven of the Thirty-Three''' (Skt. Triyestrimsha; Tib. ''sumchu tsasum''; [[Wyl.]] ''sum bcu 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]].
'''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.


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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