ཚའ་མཐའ་མད intro.5

intro.5

Mastery of the stages of meditative absorption leads to rebirth on the different levels of the form realm and the formless realm. In this regard, the karmic result of mastering the first meditative absorption is rebirth in one of the three Brahmā realms. The karmic result of mastering the second meditative absorption is rebirth in the realms of the devas whose names contain the word Radiance.⁶ The karmic result of mastering the third meditative absorption is rebirth in the realms of the devas whose names contain the word Virtue.⁷ Mastering the fourth meditative absorption leads to rebirth among the devas of the Pure Abodes.