Nina,

Thank-you very much and much metta!
Note: my nickname is "Metta" It was given to me
by fellow student and close Buddhist friends in
my Theravada Insight year long course that I
took in 1992.

Wayne (Metta)

--- Nina van Gorkom <vangorko@...> wrote:

> 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?
> ---------
> 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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