The Six Domains
The six domains of the desire realm are as follows:
- the god (Sanskrit, Pali: deva) domain
- the jealous god (S., P.: asura) domain
- the human (S. manuṣya, P. manussa) domain
- the animal (S. tiryagyoni, P. tiracchānayoni) domain
- the hungry ghost (S. preta, P. petta) domain
- the hell (S: naraka, P. niraya) domain
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