Bharat Devotion

Tavatimsa

शाब्दिक अर्थ (Shabdartha)

Heaven of the Thirty-Three

व्युत्पत्ति एवं धातु मूल (Vyutpatti)

Pali 'tavatimsa', Sanskrit 'trayastrimsa', literally 'thirty-three,' naming the number of its ruling gods.

आध्यात्मिक भावार्थ व संदर्भ

Tavatimsa is the heaven ruled by Sakka and is said to be where the Buddha taught his departed mother the Abhidhamma.