Tuṣita

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Tuṣita is a celestial realm in Buddhist cosmology where bodhisattvas, including Maitreya, reside before their final rebirth as buddhas.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tushita (Joyful) pure land of Maitreya 1
Tuṣita canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist cosmological realm ⓘ
celestial realm ⓘ
heaven ⓘ
aboveRealm Yāma heaven ⓘ
associatedWith Maitreya ⓘ
bodhisattvas ⓘ
future buddhas ⓘ
belowRealm Nirmāṇarati heaven ⓘ
category Buddhist eschatology concept ⓘ
Buddhist heaven ⓘ
cosmologicalGroup six heavens of the desire realm ⓘ
cosmologicalLevel heaven of the fourth dhyāna ⓘ
cosmologicalPlane kāmadhātu (desire realm) ⓘ
cosmologicalSystem Buddhist cosmology ⓘ
doctrinalTheme bodhisattva path ⓘ
future coming of Maitreya ⓘ
eschatologicalRole abode of the future buddha Maitreya ⓘ
etymology Sanskrit term meaning "contentment" or "joy" ⓘ
function place where bodhisattvas await final rebirth ⓘ
training ground for future buddhas ⓘ
iconography often depicted as Maitreya’s heaven ⓘ
inhabitants bodhisattvas ⓘ
devas ⓘ
languageVariant Tushita ⓘ
Tusita ⓘ
Đâu-suất thiên ⓘ
兜率天 ⓘ
도솔천 ⓘ
mentionedIn Avataṃsaka Sūtra ⓘ
Mahāyāna sūtras ⓘ
linked to: Mahayana sutras

Maitreya-related sūtras ⓘ
Pāli Canon commentarial literature ⓘ
notableResident Maitreya ⓘ
Śākyamuni (in a previous life) ⓘ
positionInDesireHeavens fourth heaven of the desire realm ⓘ
realmType deva realm ⓘ
heaven of the desire realm ⓘ
relatedConcept Maitreya’s descent to the human world ⓘ
bodhisattva stages ⓘ
religiousContext Mahāyāna Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Mahayana

Theravāda Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada

Vajrayāna Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Vajrayana
religiousTradition Buddhism ⓘ
role abode of bodhisattvas ⓘ
pre-buddhahood realm ⓘ
soteriologicalSignificance rebirth there is considered highly auspicious ⓘ
temporalAspect realm where Maitreya teaches the devas ⓘ
timeRelationToBuddhahood immediately precedes final human rebirth as a buddha ⓘ
worshipPractice focus of devotional prayers to Maitreya ⓘ
object of aspiration for rebirth ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tusita Heaven → SanskritName → Tuṣita ⓘ
Ganden Monastery → meaningOfName → Tushita (Joyful) pure land of Maitreya ⓘ
linked to: Tuṣita