Akaniṣṭha
Sign in to saveright|thumb|Vajradhara, the Sambhogakaya Buddha. In classical Buddhist cosmology, Akaniṣṭha (Pali: Akaniṭṭha, meaning "Nothing Higher", "Unsurpassed") is the highest of the Pure Abodes, and thus the highest of all the form realms. It is the realm where devas like Maheśvara live.
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right|thumb|Vajradhara, the Sambhogakaya Buddha. In classical Buddhist cosmology, Akaniṣṭha (Pali: Akaniṭṭha, meaning "Nothing Higher", "Unsurpassed") is the highest of the Pure Abodes, and thus the highest of all the form realms. It is the realm where devas like Maheśvara live.
In Theravada Buddhism, Akanittha or Akaniṣṭha is one of the 31 planes of existence, and is the highest of the Brahma realms
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