- 天道
- deva-gati, or devasopāna, [lang id =1028]天趣.(1) The highest of the six paths [lang id =1028]六道, the realm of devas, i. e. the eighteen heavens of form and four of formlessness. A place of enjoyment, where the meritorious enjoy the fruits of good karma, but not a place of progress toward bodhisattva perfection.(2) The Dao of Heaven, natural law, cosmic energy; according to the Daoists, the origin and law of all things.* * *◆天即欲界、 色界、 無色界諸天也。 謂因修上品十善, 復修世間禪定, 得生其中, 是名天道。 ◆天者, 最高最上, 極大極尊, 受用出於自然, 快樂莫非如意, 由昔廣修淨行故感此報, 是名天道。 ◆天, 即天然, 自然樂勝身勝, 是名天道。* * *又名天趣, 為六道之一。 天是指欲界色界無色界等諸天, 因其依處在諸趣之上, 故名為天, 身有光明, 故名為天, 果報最勝, 故名為天。
Dictionary of Buddhist terms. 2013.