Tuṣita (Sanskrit) or Tusita (Pāli) is one of the six deva-worlds of the Desire Realm (Kāmadhātu), located between the Yāma heaven and the Nirmāṇarati...

time tradition says that he often visited Tuṣita to receive teachings from the Maitreya. Heavens such as Tuṣita are said to be accessible through meditation...

center of Tuṣita Heaven (Pāli: Tusita). Gautama Buddha also lived here before he was born into the world as all bodhisattvas live in the Tuṣita Heaven before...

Buddhist tradition, the Buddha-to-be was residing as a bodhisattva in the Tuṣita heaven, and decided to take the shape of a white elephant to be reborn on...

devas, luxurious devas to whom Māra belongs; The Nirmāṇarati devas; The Tuṣita devas, among whom the future Maitreya lives (they are also referred to as...

Seven days after the birth of Buddha, Maya died and was reborn in the Tuṣita heaven. Maya's sister and Buddha's foster-mother, Mahapajapati Gotami, later...

surrounding Gautama's birth, such as the bodhisattva's descent from the Tuṣita Heaven into his mother's womb. The sources which present a complete picture...

life in Tuṣita heaven. The Pali text focuses on how the bodhisattva was endowed with mindfulness and clear comprehension while living in Tuṣita, while...

tall and live for 2,304,000,000 years (Sarvāstivāda tradition). Tuṣita (Pali: Tusita) The world of the "joyful" devas, it is best known for being the...

then recounts how he used his meditative powers (siddhis) to travel to Tuṣita Heaven to receive teachings from Maitreya Bodhisattva on emptiness, and...