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

Saññā In Kāma, Rupa, and Arupa Loka

Saññā includes kāma saññā, rupa loka saññā, and arupa loka saññā. Sentient beings in kāma, rupa, and arupa lokas are all born with specific types of “distorted or viparita saññā,”…

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…

Viññāna Paccayā Nāmarūpa

…nāmarūpa get stronger due to this feedback. They depend on each other and feed on each other. The more he thinks about it, the stronger those viññāna and nāmarūpa. Ven….

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…

Sotapanna Stage from Kāma Loka

…removed, a Mind Will Enter Kāma Loka 9. Therefore, attachment to any sense input and entering kāma loka (inside the “red box” in the chart) is INEVITABLE for anyone with…