Animal realm

Depiction of the animal realm from a thangka of the Wheel of Life

Animal realm (Skt. tiryak; Tib. དུད་འགྲོ་, dündro, Wyl. dud 'gro) — the realms of the animals among the six classes of beings. Animals either inhabit the great oceans ('animals living in the depths'), or live mostly on the earth, in water, in trees, in the realms of the gods or humans ('scattered animals').

Further Reading

• Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), pages 76-78.