- 欲天五淫
- (欲天五婬, 欲天五淫)
The five methods of sexual intercourse in the heavens of desire; in the heaven of the Four Great Kings and in Trayastriṃśas the method is the same as on earth; in the Yamadevaloka a mere embrace is sufficient; in the Tuṣita heaven, holding hands; in the Nirmāṇarati heaven, mutual smiles; in the other heavens of Transformation, regarding each other.* * *欲界諸天的男女的淫事共有五種, 即四天王天與忉利天的眾生, 其淫事與人間無異, 夜摩天則以勾抱成淫, 史多天則以執手成淫, 樂化天則以對笑成淫, 他化天則以相視成淫。
Dictionary of Buddhist terms. 2013.