Tushita
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- तुषित
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thumb|Stone relief carving of Tushita Heaven, carved during the Kushan Dynasty thumb|Maitreya [[Bodhisattva in Tushita Heaven. Palm leaf manuscript. Nalanda, Bihar, India]]
Tu��ita (Sanskrit, Pāli Tusita) or Tushita is one of the six deva-worlds of the Buddhist Desire realm (Kāmadhātu), located between the Yāma heaven and the heaven. Like the other heavens, Tuṣita is said to be reachable through meditation. It is the heaven where the Bodhisattva Śvetaketu ("White Banner") resided before being reborn on Earth as Gautama Buddha, the historical fourth Buddha. It is, likewise, the heaven where the Bodhisattva Nātha ("Protector") currently resides, who will be reborn as the future fifth Buddha Maitreya.
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