Dear Alex and Wayne,
Op 18-jun-2008, om 2:21 heeft duriank24 het volgende geschreven:

> Could anyone tells me what is a Maha Brahma?

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N: I should add more.
See Buddhist Dictionary under deva:
<II. The heavenly beings of the fine-material sphere (rūpāvacara or
rūpaloka) are:

1. Brahma-pārisajja, Brahma-purohita, Mahā-brahmāno (s. brahma-
kāyika-deva). Amongst these 3 classes will be reborn those with a
weak, medium or full experience of the 1st absorption (jhāna, q.v.).

2. Parittābha, Appamānābha, Ābhassara. Here will be reborn those
with experience of the 2nd absorption.

3. Paritta-subha, Appamāna-subha, Subha-kiṇṇa (or kiṇha). Here
will be reborn those with experience of the 3rd absorption.

4. Vehapphala, Asañña-satta (q.v.), Suddhāvāsa (q.v.; further s.
Anāgāmi). Amongst the first 2 classes will be reborn those with
experience of the 4th absorption, but amongst the 3rd class only
Anāgāmis (q.v.).



Being born in ruupa-brahma planes is the result of the development of
ruupa jhaana.
In the suttas we see the names of Brahma-purohita, Mahā-brahmāno.
Also of Mahaa Brahma Sahampati who entreated the Buddha, after his
enlightenment, to teach.

Nina.






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