Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.36
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c7.36
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Ākāsānañcāyatanūpagādevā.—A class of devas born in the Realm of Infinite Space (*ākāsānañcāyatana*¹). They belong to the Arūpa world and their life term is twenty thousand kappas.² Their mind arises and ceases moment by moment.³ In the description of the *Arūpavacara-bhūmi*, these devas represent the lowest limit, the highest being the Neva-saññānāsaññā.⁴