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