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[[Image:Mount Meru Continents.jpg|frame|Mount Meru surrounded by the continents and subcontinents, with the gods of the Desire and Form Realms above]]'''Desire realm''' ([[Wyl.]] '' 'dod khams'') - The first of the [[three realms]], the desire realm is so called because the beings inhabiting it are prey to intense emotion and crave happiness based on the pleasures of the senses. The desire | [[Image:Mount Meru Continents.jpg|frame|Mount Meru surrounded by the continents and subcontinents, with the gods of the Desire and Form Realms above]]'''Desire realm''' ([[Wyl.]] '' 'dod khams'') - The first of the [[three realms]], the desire realm is so called because the beings inhabiting it are prey to intense emotion and crave happiness based on the pleasures of the senses. The desire realm consists of [[Thirty-six abodes of the desire realm|thirty-six abodes]] where sentient beings live. | ||
Revision as of 10:24, 14 October 2007
Desire realm (Wyl. 'dod khams) - The first of the three realms, the desire realm is so called because the beings inhabiting it are prey to intense emotion and crave happiness based on the pleasures of the senses. The desire realm consists of thirty-six abodes where sentient beings live.
Sources
- Treasury of Precious Qualities - Kangyur Rinpoche
- The Gateway to Knowledge, Volume II - Mipham Rinpoche
- The Jewel Ornament of Liberation - Gampopa
- Myriad Worlds - Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé