Pāli Dictionary

cātummahārājika

approximate

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Part of speech

adjective

cosmology

  • zu den Vier Großen Königen gehörend

  • of/belonging to the Four Great Kings (guardian deities of the four directions)

  • MN 31

    bhummānaṃ devānaṃ saddaṃ sutvā cātummahārājikā devā saddam'anussāvesuṃ, lābhā vata bho vajjīnaṃ, suladdhalābhā vajjipajāya, yattha tathāgato viharati arahaṃ sammāsambuddho

  • SN 56.11

    cātummahārājikānaṃ devānaṃ saddaṃ sutvā tāvatiṃsā devā saddam'anussāvesuṃ

  • der Cātummahārājika-Himmel; das Reich der Vier Großen Könige (der niedrigste Devahimmel)

  • the Cātummahārājika heaven; the realm of the Four Great Kings (lowest of the deva heavens)

  • AN 10.29

    sahassaṃ cātummahārājikānaṃ sahassaṃ tāvatiṃsānaṃ sahassaṃ yāmānaṃ sahassaṃ tusitānaṃ sahassaṃ nimmānaratīnaṃ sahassaṃ paranimmitavasavattīnaṃ sahassaṃ brahmalokānaṃ.

Encyclopedia

Cātummahārājikā
Person

  • Die Bewohner der niedrigsten Himmelswelt, beherrscht von den Vier Großen Königen, die die Himmelsrichtungen bewachen und zusammen mit ihrem Gefolge angeblich den Buddha und seine Anhänger beschützen

  • The inhabitants of the lowest heavenly world, ruled by the Four Great Kings who guard the cardinal directions and, together with their retinues, are said to protect the Buddha and his followers.

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