The second reference is better, and gives the basic idea:
“Lokoti—khandhaloko, dhātuloko, āyatanaloko, vipattibhavaloko, vipattisambhavaloko, sampattibhavaloko, sampattisambhavaloko.”
It identifies several ways the Buddha characterized “the world of 31 realms.”
khandhaloko – five aggregates
dhātuloko – six dhātus (pathavi, āpo, tejo, vāyo, ākasa, vinnāna)
āyatanaloko – 12 āyatana (six internal, six external)
P.S. (one hour later) I revised the following:
vipattibhavaloko – the four lowest realms (apāya) arising due to bad kamma vipāka (vipatti)
vipattisambhavaloko – realms where apāyagāmi deeds are done (mostly the human realm)
sampattibhavaloko – the higher 27 realms (sugati) arising due to good kamma vipāka (sampatti)
sampattisambhavaloko –realms where sugatigāmi deeds are done (mostly the human realm)
Thank you for taking the time to use the correct formatting. It helps me and also others to point the link to
the verse in question.
- It is easy to do: The following is the link with markers (with Pali and English side-by-side) for SN 22.21:
- “Ānanda Sutta (SN 22.21)“
- Once you find the sutta number (say, MN 1), replace “sn22.21” in that link with “mn1,” and you will get the sutta reference for MN 1.
- Make sure to use lowercase and no gap in between (sn22.5, mn1, etc.).
- Then click on the marker you need to point to (suppose we want to show verse 1.14) in the above link. Then you will get the correct link: “Ānanda Sutta (SN 22.21)“
- Please keep the above link saved as a bookmark so you can use it in the future.
P.S. I see that the formatting option to “open the link in a new tab” is not there. I will see if I can fix that.