| Term |
six realms of existence
Referenced by: realms of existence, six (cross-reference only) |
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| Tibetan | 'gro-ba rigs-drug |
| Sanskrit | |
| Pali | |
| Definition | Literally, the six families of wandering beings. The six types of samsaric rebirth: (1) hell-beings (trapped beings in the joyless realms), (2) clutching ghosts (hungry ghosts), (3) animals (creeping creatures), (4) humans, (5) would-be divine beings (anti-gods), and (6) divine beings (gods). |
| Translation |
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* drowa rikdruk |
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| Definition |
| German | sechs Existenzbereiche |
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| French | six royaumes d'existence |
| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | - |
| Russian | шесть миров бытия |
| Vietnamese | sáu nẻo luân hồi |