Cāturmahārājika heaven
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Cāturmahārājika heaven is the lowest of the six Buddhist heavenly realms, inhabited by the Four Great Kings and various celestial beings who protect the human world.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cāturmahārājika heaven canonical | 2 |
| Cātummahārājika heaven | 1 |
| Heaven of the Four Great Kings | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11860942 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cāturmahārājika heaven Context triple: [Dhṛtarāṣṭra, associatedRealm, Cāturmahārājika heaven]
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A.
Brahmaloka
Brahmaloka is the highest heavenly realm in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, associated with the creator deity Brahma and characterized as a plane of great spiritual purity and bliss.
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B.
Tuṣita
Tuṣita is a celestial realm in Buddhist cosmology where bodhisattvas, including Maitreya, reside before their final rebirth as buddhas.
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C.
Svarga
Svarga is the heavenly realm in Hindu cosmology, ruled by the god Indra and inhabited by gods and righteous souls.
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D.
Sukhāvatī
Sukhāvatī is the blissful western paradise presided over by Amitābha Buddha, where beings are reborn to progress easily toward enlightenment in Pure Land Buddhism.
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E.
Varuṇaloka
Varuṇaloka is the mythological celestial realm associated with the Vedic deity Varuna, often envisioned as his divine oceanic or watery domain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cāturmahārājika heaven Target entity description: Cāturmahārājika heaven is the lowest of the six Buddhist heavenly realms, inhabited by the Four Great Kings and various celestial beings who protect the human world.
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A.
Brahmaloka
Brahmaloka is the highest heavenly realm in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, associated with the creator deity Brahma and characterized as a plane of great spiritual purity and bliss.
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B.
Tuṣita
Tuṣita is a celestial realm in Buddhist cosmology where bodhisattvas, including Maitreya, reside before their final rebirth as buddhas.
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C.
Svarga
Svarga is the heavenly realm in Hindu cosmology, ruled by the god Indra and inhabited by gods and righteous souls.
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D.
Sukhāvatī
Sukhāvatī is the blissful western paradise presided over by Amitābha Buddha, where beings are reborn to progress easily toward enlightenment in Pure Land Buddhism.
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E.
Varuṇaloka
Varuṇaloka is the mythological celestial realm associated with the Vedic deity Varuna, often envisioned as his divine oceanic or watery domain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist heavenly realm
ⓘ
deva realm ⓘ |
| associatedPractice | recollection of devas (devatānussati) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
guardianship of the four cardinal directions
ⓘ
protection of Buddhism ⓘ protection of the world ⓘ |
| chineseName | 四天王天 ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLevel | above human realm and below Trāyastriṃśa heaven ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRelation |
above human and animal realms
ⓘ
below Trāyastriṃśa heaven ⓘ |
| destinyType | fortunate rebirth realm ⓘ |
| doctrineContext | Buddhist cosmology ⓘ |
| function | protection of the human world ⓘ |
| hasDirectionGuardian |
east
ⓘ
north ⓘ south ⓘ west ⓘ |
| inhabitantLifespan | relatively short compared to higher heavens ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Cāturmahārājika devas
ⓘ
linked to:
Cātummahārājāno
Four Great Kings ⓘ gandharvas ⓘ kumbhāṇḍas ⓘ nāgas ⓘ yakṣas ⓘ |
| japaneseName | 四天王天 ⓘ |
| karmicCauseForRebirth |
acts of protection and guardianship
ⓘ
generosity ⓘ observance of moral precepts ⓘ |
| languageContext | found in Theravāda, Mahāyāna, and Vajrayāna traditions ⓘ |
| locatedRelativeTo | just above the human realm ⓘ |
| ontologyStatus | impermanent realm ⓘ |
| overseenBy |
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
ⓘ
Vaiśravaṇa ⓘ
linked to:
Vessavaṇa
Virūpākṣa ⓘ Virūḍhaka ⓘ |
| paliName | Cātummahārājika ⓘ |
| partOf | Kāmadhātu ⓘ |
| positionInKāmadhātu | lowest of the six deva realms ⓘ |
| realmType | sensual realm ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Four Heavenly Kings
ⓘ
six heavens of the desire realm ⓘ |
| relativeMeritLevel | lowest merit among the six deva realms of Kāmadhātu ⓘ |
| sanskritName |
Cāturmahārājika
ⓘ
linked to:
Caturmahārāja
|
| scripturalSource |
Abhidharma texts
ⓘ
linked to:
Abhidharma
Buddhist cosmological treatises ⓘ Pāli Nikāyas ⓘ
linked to:
Sutta Pitaka
Āgamas ⓘ |
| tibetanName |
rgyal chen bzhi’i ris
ⓘ
linked to:
rgyal chen bzhi
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cāturmahārājika heaven Description of subject: Cāturmahārājika heaven is the lowest of the six Buddhist heavenly realms, inhabited by the Four Great Kings and various celestial beings who protect the human world.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cāturmahārājika heaven
linked to: Cāturmahārājika heaven