Tushita Heaven: 1 definition
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Tushita Heaven means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Tushita Heaven:—This is the world Bodhisattvas are born into just before they are born into the life where they will attain Buddhahood. This is known as the heaven of satisfaction. Maitreya is said to be living in the Tushita heaven waiting to be born into the Saha world.
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Partial matches (+0): Heaven, Tushita.
Full-text (+0): Matusutta, Tuo tai, Dou lu tian zi, Ru yi dian, Xiu xing ben qi jing, Pure Land, Mi lei jing tu, Bi duan she li, Cang jiao qi jie, Si sheng shen, Fa xiang zong.
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Taisho: Chinese Buddhist Canon
Chapter 11: The Bodhisattva's Descent from Tushita Heaven, Part 1 < [Part 190 - The Abhinishkramana-sutra]
Chapter 27: The Conversion of Sariputra and Maudgalyayana Chapter < [Part 187 - Lalitavistara (translated by Divakara)]
Chapter 27: The Conversion of Sariputra and Maudgalyayana Chapter < [Part 186 - Lalitavistara (translated by Dharmaraksha)]
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter XXVIII - Matam Rutra (the Right and Wrong Interpretation) < [Section 3 - Ritual]
The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)
A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms (by Fa-Hien)
The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 326 < [The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (pages)]
Page 390 < [The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (pages)]
Page 170 < [The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (pages)]
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 2 - Country of ’O-yu-t’o (Ayodhya) < [Book V - Six Countries]