Pāli Dictionary
paranimmitavasavattī1
Part of speech
adjective
cosmology
who wields power over the creations of others (epithet of the highest class of sense-sphere devas)
MN 31
paranimmitavasavattīnaṃ devānaṃ saddaṃ sutvā brahmakāyikā devā saddam'anussāvesuṃ, lābhā vata bho vajjīnaṃ, suladdhalābhā vajjipajāya, yattha tathāgato viharati arahaṃ sammāsambuddho
SN 56.11
nimmānaratīnaṃ devānaṃ saddaṃ sutvā paranimmitavasavattī devā saddam'anussāvesum
paranimmitavasavattī2
Part of speech
noun
cosmology
Paranimmitavasavatti, the highest of the six sense-sphere heavens, whose devas wield power over the creations of others
AN 10.29
sahassaṃ cātumahārājikānaṃ sahassaṃ tāvatiṃsānaṃ sahassaṃ yāmānaṃ sahassaṃ tusitānaṃ sahassaṃ nimmānaratīnaṃ sahassaṃ paranimmitavasavattīnaṃ sahassaṃ brahmalokānaṃ.
Encyclopedia
A class of devas inhabiting the highest heaven of the sensuous world, said to fulfil their desires by taking control of pleasures created by other gods.
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