The Trāyastriṃśa (Sanskrit; Pali Tāvatiṃsa) heaven is an important world of the devas in the Buddhist cosmology. The word trāyastriṃśa is an adjective...

the assembly of the Trāyastriṃśa devas. On the orders of Śakra, the Kings and their retinues stand guard to protect Trāyastriṃśa from another attack by...

Śakra (Sanskrit: शक्र Śakra; Pali: सक्क Sakka) is the ruler of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven according to Buddhist cosmology. He is also referred to by the title...

According to the story, the asuras were dispossessed of their state in Trāyastriṃśa because they became drunk and were thrown down Mount Sumeru. After this...

The Eight Great Events (aṣṭamahāpratihārya) are a set of episodes in the life of Gautama Buddha that by the time of the Pala Empire of North India around...

According to the story, the asura were dispossessed of their state in Trāyastriṃśa because they became drunk and were thrown down Mount Sumeru. After this...

the thirty-three.' — Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, Section 9, Verse 3.9.2 Trāyastriṃśa, the Buddhist equivalent aṣṭau vasavaḥ : ekādaśa rudrā dvādaśādityā ime...

existence. Two of the relics are noted to be in mythological locations (Trāyastriṃśa and in the realm of the Nagaraja), while the other two are in earthly...

of Trāyastriṃśa where they had formerly lived. After one battle he was made prisoner and bound before the throne of Śakra, ruler of Trāyastriṃśa, whom...

means "belonging to Indra," chief deity in the Rig Veda and lord of the Trāyastriṃśa heaven (also known as Śakra or Sakka in Buddhism) hence connoting supremacy...

elevator Stairway to Heaven (disambiguation) The Ladder of Divine Ascent Trāyastriṃśa Bifröst, another example of connection with realm of gods in mythology...

conveying news from them to Mātali, the latter representing Śakra and the Trāyastriṃśa Devas. In Jainism, gandharvas are classed among the eight Vyantara Devas...

Diamond Throne and the Bodhi Tree, Bharhut. Descent of the Buddha from the Trayastrimsa Heaven, Sanchi Stupa No. 1. The Buddha's Miracle at Kapilavastu, Sanchi...

Abhidharmakośabhāṣyam and 84,000 yojanas high according to the Long Āgama Sutra. Trāyastriṃśa is at its peak, where Śakra resides. The Sun and the Moon revolve around...

Learning of this, the Buddha took Nanda on a journey to Tavatimsa Heaven or Trāyastriṃśa. On the way Nanda saw a she-monkey that had lost her ears, nose, and...

enjoy themselves but also engage in strife and fighting. They are: The Trāyastriṃśa devas, who live on the peak of Sumeru and are something like the Olympian...

direction. They act as guards upon Mount Sumeru, protecting the dēvas of Trāyastriṃśa from attacks by the asuras. Among the notable nagas of Buddhist tradition...

were among the beings appointed by Śakra to guard Mount Sumeru and the Trāyastriṃśa heaven from the attacks of the asuras. In the Maha-samaya Sutta (Digha...

table below: The 80,000 yojana square top of Sumeru constitutes the Trāyastriṃśa "heaven" (devaloka), which is the highest plane in direct physical contact...

demi-gods of Buddhism (Tianlong Babu). He helps to guard Mount Sumeru and Trāyastriṃśa from attack by the Asuras. Peng appears in works of ancient Chinese literature...

sunken island some 240 km (150 miles) off the south coast of India. Trāyastriṃśa An important world of the devas in the Buddhist cosmology. Urdhvaloka...

Sanskrit, by his followers. The functioning of the proceedings in the Trāyastriṃśa heaven ruled by Sakka, lord of the devas in Buddhist cosmology, are modelled...

9.21 Amaravati (mythology) Devaloka Hiranyagarbha Naraka (Hinduism) Trāyastriṃśa Urdhva lokas Heaven In Praise of the Goddess: The Devimahatmya and Its...

Drum panel depicting a stupa with the Buddha's descent from Trāyastriṃśa heaven, second half 3rd century....

the human realm and the heavens. One important Buddhist heaven is the Trāyastriṃśa, which resembles Olympus of Greek mythology. In the Mahayana world view...

repeating it 108 times, they ring the bell 33 times, originating from the Trāyastriṃśa. It has been broadcast on the radio since 1929 and since 1956 on TV....

Indra is commonly called by his other name, Śakra or Sakka, ruler of the Trāyastriṃśa heaven. Śakra is sometimes referred to as Devānām Indra or "Lord of the...

elephant (Airavata). He is described as the ruler of the celestial kingdom Trāyastriṃśa (တာဝတိံသာ). He was designated as the supreme deity of the official pantheon...

shrine built for the Buddha's hair before it was enshrined in a stupa in Trāyastriṃśa heaven. The purification process of the metzora (one afflicted with tzaraath)...

travelers are included as devotees attending the Buddha's descent from Trayastrimsa Heaven; painting from Cave 17 of the Ajanta Caves. Samudragupta's 4th-century...