An analogy of the palm tree

Dhatu”, “Rupa Dhatu”, to the “Kama Dhatu”, the outside world, the D= bark of the tree. The roots and their structures represent Pancupadanakkhandha, embedded for each tree root, as NG=…

Each Citta Starts with Distorted Saññā

…will discuss below. The Analogy of a Four-Story House 2. The Buddha separated the 31 realms in the world (loka) into three lokās: kāma loka, rupa loka, and arupa loka….

What Did the Buddha Mean by a “Loka”?

…Within the kāma loka, there are various “lokā“: manussa loka (human world), peta loka (loka of hungry ghosts), Deva loka, etc. The 20 realms in rupa loka and arupa loka

Told a little differently

…connection to the Nama Loka. (That would still be the Rupa Loka level or Rupa Dhatu level) Without Gandhabba, only Hadaya and Nama Loka. (That would be the Arupa Loka

Sandiṭṭhiko – What Does It Mean?

…in the Three Lokās 14. The Buddha divided the world into three “lokās“: kāma loka, rupa loka, and arupa loka. In arupa loka, an external world that can be experienced…

Sotapanna Stage and Distorted Saññā

…Associated with Kama, Rupa, and Arupa Loka 6. Kama loka (based on kāma dhātu) can experience all six types of sensory inputs. Thus, the possibility of generating more defilements is…

Vipariṇāma – Two Meanings

Loka, Rupa Loka, and Arupa Loka 5. The Buddha divided this world of 31 realms into three “lokās,” which can be thought of as three “minor worlds.” “Kāma loka” is…