Thirty-six abodes of the desire realm

The thirty-six abodes where sentient beings live in the desire realm are:

• the six heaven of the gods in the desire realm
• the twelve abodes of human beings
• the abodes of animals
• the abode of pretas
• the sixteen hells.

We count thirty-seven abodes when the demigods or are classified separately. Some powerful nagas are also included within the gods, while the other are animals.