Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c7.s3.t4.9

c7.s3.t4.9

⁵ These are called *Rūpabrahmalokas*. By practising the first jhāna an adept develops a state of mind which is similar to that of the denizens of the first three Rūpabrahmalokas. Should the adept die after perfecting himself in this jhāna, it is believed that he will be reborn in one of those three lokas, which are therefore called *Paṭhamajjhānabhūmi*. Applying the same reason, the second three Rūpabrahmalokas are called *Dutiyajjhānabhūmi*, third three *Tatiyajjhānabhūmi*, the tenth and eleventh *Catutthajjhānabhūmi*, and the remaining five *Suddhāvāsabhūmi*.