經律異相 1.75

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Akaniṣṭha heaven (the Avataṃsaka sūtra is the same; the Loutan jing calls it 'Ajiani-zha'). Their bodies are sixteen thousand yojanas tall. They likewise take the joy of dhyāna as their food. Their lifespan is five thousand kalpas (the Sancheng mingshu jing says sixteen thousand kalpas), though some live less. These five heavens are collectively named the Pure Abodes (Śuddhāvāsa), where the anāgāmins dwell. Their radiance is the most supreme (from the twentieth fascicle of the Dīrgha Āgama; also from the Loutan jing, Avataṃsaka, and Da zhidu lun).