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The highest planes are also broader in extent than the ones lower down, as discussed in the section on Sahasra cosmology. The height of these planes is expressed in yojanas, a measurement of very uncertain length, but sometimes taken to be about 4,000 times the height of a man, and so approximately 4.54 miles (7.31 km).
It can also refer to "three spheres," "three planes of existence," and "three realms". Conceptions of three worlds (tri-loka) appear in Hinduism and Jainism, as well as early Buddhist texts. The Triloka Purusha, the figure who embodies the three worlds Transcending the Three Realms 超出三界圖, 1615 Xingming guizhi
The physical plane, physical world, or physical universe, in emanationist metaphysics taught in Neoplatonism, Hermeticism, Hinduism and Theosophy, refers to the visible reality of space and time, energy and matter: the physical universe in occultism and esoteric cosmology is the lowest or densest of a series of planes of existence. [citation ...
Saṃsāra ( Sanskrit: संसार, Pali: saṃsāra; also samsara) in Buddhism and Hinduism is the beginningless cycle of repeated birth, mundane existence and dying again. [1] Samsara is considered to be dukkha, suffering, and in general unsatisfactory and painful, [2] perpetuated by desire and avidya (ignorance), and the resulting karma.
The astral plane, also called the astral realm or the astral world, is a plane of existence postulated by classical, medieval, oriental, and esoteric philosophies and mystery religions. [1] It is the world of the celestial spheres, crossed by the soul in its astral body on the way to being born and after death, and is generally believed to be ...
Loka. Rajaloka, Saṁgrahaṇīratna by Śrīcandra, 17th century. Loka ( Sanskrit: लोक, romanized : Loka, lit. 'Planet') is a concept in Hinduism and other Indian religions, that may be translated as a planet, the universe, a plane, or a realm of existence. In some philosophies, it may also be interpreted as a mental state that one can ...
The Manual of the Planes (abbreviated MoP [1]) is a manual for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. This text addresses the planar cosmology of the game universe. The original book (for use with Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition) was published in 1987 by TSR, Inc. [2] For 2nd Edition, concern over inclusion of angels and demons led ...
The Cosmos does not consist only of the physical plane that can be perceived with the five senses, but there is a succession of seven Cosmic planes of existence, composed of increasingly subtler forms of matter-energy, and in which states of consciousness other than the commonly known can manifest.