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the will of God, his or her tastes become attuned to enjoying spiritual pleasures as opposed to carnal desires. With this, an "embryonic soul" begins to take shape. Different tastes are said to be born in which a person given to carnal passions finds no enjoyment. For example, sacrifice of one's own rights over that of other's becomes enjoyable, or that forgiveness becomes second nature. In such a state a person finds contentment and Peace at heart and at this stage, according to Ahmadiyya beliefs, it can be said that a soul within the soul has begun to take shape.

2056: 1962:. The Zhou people attributed Heaven with anthropomorphic attributes, evidenced in the etymology of the Chinese character for heaven or sky, which originally depicted a person with a large cranium. Heaven is said to see, hear and watch over all people. Heaven is affected by people's doings, and having personality, is happy and angry with them. Heaven blesses those who please it and sends calamities upon those who offend it. Heaven was also believed to transcend all other spirits and gods, with 680: 963:

Near Eastern cultures, which also regarded Heaven and Earth as vulnerable and subject to dissolution. However, the Hebrew Bible differs from other ancient Near Eastern cultures in that it portrays the God of Israel as independent of creation and unthreatened by its potential destruction. Because most of the Hebrew Bible concerns the God of Israel's relationship with his people, most of the events described in it take place on Earth, not in Heaven. The

3273:, which share some similarities with the concept of hell, the positive experience of meeting or entering "the Light" is reported as an immensely intense feeling of a state of love, peace and joy beyond human comprehension. Together with this intensely positive-feeling state, people who have near-death experiences also report that consciousness or a heightened state of awareness seems as if it is at the heart of experiencing a taste of "heaven". 2749:) reside along with the king of Devas, Indra, and beatified mortals. Some other planes are Mahar Loka, Jana Loka, Tapa Loka and Satya Loka. Since heavenly abodes are also tied to the cycle of birth and death, any dweller of heaven or hell will again be recycled to a different plane and in a different form per the karma and "maya" i.e. the illusion of Samsara. This cycle is broken only by self-realization by the Jivatma. This self-realization is 8130: 1868: 2896: 225: 128: 4328:

early Jewish writings. It is not clear who influenced whom. Even more significant, the timing does not make sense: Judah emerged from Persian rule in the fourth century BCE, when Alexander the Great (356–323 BCE) swept through the eastern Mediterranean and defeated the Persian Empire. But the idea of bodily resurrection does not appear in Jewish texts for well over a century after that.

1621: 1756:, where the merits of each soul determines their place in the hierarchy, and that souls lower in the hierarchy cannot completely understand the station of those above. Each soul can continue to progress in the afterlife, but the soul's development is not entirely dependent on its own conscious efforts, the nature of which we are not aware, but also augmented by the grace of God, the 1977:(the King of Zhou) is the earthly ruler. Mozi believed that spirits and minor gods exist, but their function is merely to carry out the will of heaven, watching for evil-doers and punishing them. Thus they function as angels of heaven and do not detract from its monotheistic government of the world. With such a high monotheism, it is not surprising that 69: 1613:. Those who dwell in Jannah are said to wear costly apparel, partake in exquisite banquets, and recline on couches inlaid with gold or precious stones. Inhabitants will rejoice in the company of their parents, spouses, and children. In Islam if one's good deeds outweigh one's sins then one may gain entrance to paradise only through 1732:, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, has stated that the nature of the life of the soul in the afterlife is beyond comprehension in the physical plane, but has stated that the soul will retain its consciousness and individuality and remember its physical life; the soul will be able to recognize other souls and communicate with them. 3099: 955:, who is described in 2 Kings 2:11 as having ascended to Heaven in a chariot of fire. According to Michael B. Hundley, the text in both of these instances is ambiguous regarding the significance of the actions being described and in neither of these cases does the text explain what happened to the subject afterwards. 2874:

He claims to know the Lord, who is beyond measure and beyond thought; By mere words, he plans to enter heaven. I do not know where heaven is. Everyone claims that he plans to go there. By mere talk, the mind is not appeased. The mind is only appeased, when egotism is conquered. As long as the mind is

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Those who become temporarily involved when they meet with desire but who forget about it when it is finished. While in the human realm, one is less active and more quiet, abiding in light and emptiness where the illumination of sun and moon does not reach. By the end of their lives, these beings have

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sect in Islam, the soul will give birth to another rarer entity and will resemble the life on earth in the sense that this entity will bear a similar relationship to the soul, as the soul bears relationship with the human existence on earth. On earth, if a person leads a righteous life and submits to

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offers no clear teaching about the destiny which lies in wait for the individual after death and its attitude to life after death has been expressed as follows: "For the future is inscrutable, and the accepted sources of knowledge, whether experience, or reason, or revelation, offer no clear guidance

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doom, through apocalyptic language, would serve as his vindication. The synoptic gospels and Pauline epistles portray Jesus as believing his death and resurrection would complete the work of inaugurating the Kingdom of God and that his followers who wrote everything down expressed their belief he had

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Other scholars contend that Jesus' teaching of the Kingdom of God was of something that is present but also still yet to come. For instance, Wright points to the synoptic gospels that Jesus' death and resurrection was anticipated as the climax and fulfillment of his "Kingdom of God" messages and that

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during the early first century believed that God reigns eternally in Heaven, but many also believed that God would eventually establish his kingdom on earth as well. Because God's Kingdom was believed to be superior to any human kingdom, this meant that God would necessarily drive out the Romans, who

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is described as ruling both Heaven and Earth. Other passages, such as 1 Kings 8:27 state that even the vastness of Heaven cannot contain God's majesty. A number of passages throughout the Hebrew Bible indicate that Heaven and Earth will one day come to an end. This view is paralleled in other ancient

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In line with the typical view of most Near Eastern cultures, the Hebrew Bible depicts Heaven as a place that is inaccessible to humans. Although some prophets are occasionally granted temporary visionary access to heaven, such as in 1 Kings 22:19–23, Job 1:6–12 and 2:1–6, and Isaiah 6, they hear only

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is plural has been interpreted by scholars as an indication that the ancient Israelites envisioned the heavens as having multiple layers, much like the ancient Mesopotamians. This reading is also supported by the use of the phrase "heaven of heavens" in verses such as Deuteronomy 10:14, 1 Kings 8:27,

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All souls went to the same afterlife, and a person's actions during life had no impact on how he would be treated in the world to come. Nonetheless, funerary evidence indicates that some people believed that Inanna had the power to bestow special favors upon her devotees in the afterlife. Despite the

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Those in the world who cultivate their minds but do not avail themselves of dhyana and so have no wisdom, can only control their bodies so as to not engage in sexual desire. Whether walking or sitting, or in their thoughts, they are totally devoid of it. Since they do not give rise to defiling love,

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Historically, the unique features of Zoroastrianism, such as its conception of heaven, hell, angels, monotheism, belief in free will, and the day of judgement, among other concepts, may have influenced other religious and philosophical systems, including the Abrahamic religions, Gnosticism, Northern

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More recently scholars have questioned a Persian derivation for the Jewish doctrine because of certain problems of dating. Some experts have undercut the entire thesis by pointing out that we actually do not have any Zoroastrian texts that support the idea of resurrection prior to its appearance in

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wrote, "It is rather more noble to help people purely out of concern for their suffering than it is to help them because you think the Creator of the Universe wants you to do it, or will reward you for doing it, or will punish you for not doing it. The problem with this linkage between religion and

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Those who practice constant silence, but who are not yet able to control their impulses when stimulated by contact, ascend at the end of their lives to a subtle and ethereal place; they will not be drawn into the lower realms. The destruction of the realms of humans and gods and the obliteration of

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Those who have no kind of worldly thoughts while doing what worldly people do, who are lucid and beyond such activity while involved in it, are capable at the end of their lives of entirely transcending states where transformations may be present and may be lacking. They are among those born in the

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chief in 1869. Here, the nine heavens are further divided into left and right, and each stage is associated with a stage in the evolution of the earth that is portrayed below. The lowest division represents a period when the heavens hung low over the earth, which was inhabited by animals that were

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The heaven of devas have "power over (others') creations". These devas do not create pleasing forms that they desire for themselves, but their desires are fulfilled by the acts of other devas who seek their favor. The ruler of this world is called Vaśavartin (Pāli: Vasavatti), who has longer life,

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but there is no agreement on what this kingdom was. None of the gospels record Jesus as having explained exactly what the phrase "Kingdom of God" means. The most likely explanation for this apparent omission is that the Kingdom of God was a commonly understood concept that required no explanation.

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is thought to be derived from Persian cosmology, although the later claim has been recently questioned. By the early first century AD, these two seemingly incompatible ideas were often conflated by Hebrew thinkers. The Hebrews also inherited from the Persians, Greeks, and Romans the idea that the

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Those whose bodies and minds are wonderfully perfect, and whose awesome deportment is not in the least deficient, are pure in the prohibitive precepts and have a thorough understanding of them as well. At all times these people can govern the Brahma multitudes as great Brahma lords, and they are

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In ancient Near Eastern cultures in general and in Mesopotamia in particular, humans had little to no access to the divine realm. Heaven and Earth were separated by their very nature; humans could see and be affected by elements of the lower heaven, such as stars and storms, but ordinary mortals

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Those whose hearts of desire have already been cast aside, the mind apart from desire manifests. They have a fond regard for the rules of discipline and delight in being in accord with them. These people can practice the Brahma virtue at all times, and they are among those in the Heaven of the

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are found various concepts of the heavens and the underworld. These differ from one island to another. What they share is the view of the universe as an egg or coconut that is divided between the world of humans (earth), the upper world of heavenly gods, and the underworld. Each of these is

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Those who are devoid of desire, but who will engage in it for the sake of their partner, even though the flavor of doing so is like the flavor of chewing wax, are born at the end of their lives in a place of transcending transformations. They are among those born in the Heaven of Bliss by

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or paradise the Quran says, "The description of the Paradise promised to the righteous is that under it rivers flow; eternal is its fruit as well as its shade. That is the ˹ultimate˺ outcome for the righteous. But the outcome for the disbelievers is the Fire!" Islam rejects the concept of

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the universe is impermanent and beings transmigrate through several existential "planes" in which this human world is only one "realm" or "path". These are traditionally envisioned as a vertical continuum with the heavens existing above the human realm, and the realms of the animals,

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Those whose sexual love for their wives is slight, but who have not yet obtained the entire flavor of dwelling in purity, transcend the light of the sun and moon at the end of their lives, and reside at the summit of the human realm. They are among those born in the Trayastrimsha

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in Matthew 5–7. Jesus also taught that, in the Kingdom of Heaven, there would be a reversal of roles in which "the last will be first and the first will be last." This teaching recurs throughout the recorded teachings of Jesus, including in the admonition to be like a child, the

1113:). Both phrases are thought to have the same meaning, but the author of the Gospel of Matthew changed the name "Kingdom of God" to "Kingdom of Heaven" in most instances because it was the more acceptable phrase in his own cultural and religious context in the late first century. 2765:. Different schools such as Vedanta, Mimansa, Sankhya, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, and Yoga offer subtle differences in the concept of Brahman, obvious Universe, its genesis and regular destruction, Jivatma, Nature (Prakriti) and also the right way in attaining perfect bliss or moksha. 1461: 2728:

Attaining heaven is not the final pursuit in Hinduism as heaven itself is ephemeral and related to physical body. Only being tied by the bhoot-tattvas, heaven cannot be perfect either and is just another name for pleasurable and mundane material life. According to

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of its mother." The analogy to the womb in many ways summarizes the Baháʼí view of earthly existence: just as the womb constitutes an important place for a person's initial physical development, the physical world provides for the development of the individual

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For Baháʼís, entry into the next life has the potential to bring great joy. Bahá'u'lláh likened death to the process of birth. He explains: "The world beyond is as different from this world as this world is different from that of the child while still in the

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The heavenly beings for whom the perfection of light has become sound and who further open out the sound to disclose its wonder discover a subtler level of practice. They penetrate to the bliss of still extinction and are among those in the Heaven of Lesser

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which lie outside this continuum and are created by the Buddhas upon attaining enlightenment. Rebirth in the pure land of Amitabha is seen as an assurance of Buddhahood, for once reborn there, beings do not fall back into cyclical existence unless they

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human soul originates in the divine realm and seeks to return there. The idea that a human soul belongs in Heaven and that Earth is merely a temporary abode in which the soul is tested to prove its worthiness became increasingly popular during the

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Those beyond the Brahma heavens gather in and govern the Brahma beings, for their Brahma conduct is perfect and fulfilled. Unmoving and with settled minds, they produce light in profound stillness, and they are among those in the Heaven of Lesser

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Sabatino Moscati Face of the Ancient Orient 2001 Page 174 "The first, called 'Kingship in Heaven', tells how this kingship passes from Alalu to Anu, ... was king in heaven, Alalu was seated on the throne and the mighty Anu, first among the

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Those for whom the world, the body, and the mind are all perfectly pure have accomplished the virtue of purity, and a superior level emerges. They return to the bliss of still extinction, and they are among those in the Heaven of Pervasive

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God's deliberations concerning the Earth and learn nothing of what Heaven is like. There is almost no mention in the Hebrew Bible of Heaven as a possible afterlife destination for human beings, who are instead described as "resting" in

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The shape of the Universe as described in Jainism is shown at right. Unlike the current convention of using North direction as the top of map, this uses South as the top. The shape is similar to a part of human form standing upright.

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view, much of the imagery presented in the Quran regarding Heaven, but also Hell, is metaphorical. They propound the verse which describes, according to them, how the life to come after death is different from the life on Earth. The

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Those in whom the emptiness of purity manifests are led to discover its boundlessness. Their bodies and minds experience light ease, and they accomplish the bliss of still extinction. They are among those in the Heaven of Limitless

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to mean an astronomical object, the heaven or happiness that Christianity looks forward to is, according to Pope John Paul II, "neither an abstraction nor a physical place in the clouds, but a living, personal relationship with the

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are more fully developed than those in the Old Testament, but are still generally vague. As in the Old Testament, in the New Testament God is described as the ruler of Heaven and Earth, but his power over the Earth is challenged by

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The world of devas "delighting in their creations". The devas of this world are capable of making any appearance to please themselves. The lord of this world is called Sunirmita (Pāli Sunimmita); his wife is the rebirth of

1745:. Accordingly, Baháʼís view life as a preparatory stage, where one can develop and perfect those qualities which will be needed in the next life. The key to spiritual progress is to follow the path outlined by the current 1007:. Their culture was profoundly influenced by those of the peoples who ruled them. Consequently, their views on existence after death were profoundly shaped by the ideas of the Persians, Greeks, and Romans. The idea of the 1749:, which Baháʼís believe is currently Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'u'lláh wrote, "Know thou, of a truth, that if the soul of man hath walked in the ways of God, it will, assuredly return and be gathered to the glory of the Beloved." 3257:. The reports match so similarly across time and space that Lewis-Williams and Pearce argue for a neuroscientific explanation, accepting the percepts as real neural activations and subjective percepts during particular 3268:

report meeting relatives or entering "the Light" in an otherworldly dimension, which shares similarities with the religious concept of heaven. Even though there are also reports of distressing experiences and negative

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Any Buddhist reborn in this realm can outshine any of the previously dwelling denizens because of the extra merit acquired for following the Buddha's teachings. The denizens here have a lifespan of 36,000,000 years.

1404:. This idea is linked to another rabbinic teaching, that men's good and bad actions are rewarded and punished not in this life but after death, whether immediately or at the subsequent resurrection. Around 1 CE, the 3195:

expressed this view when she wrote, "Consciously or unconsciously, most theists see in gods and devils, heaven and hell, reward and punishment, a whip to lash the people into obedience, meekness and contentment."

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believed that the heavens were constructed and separated into 13 levels. Each level had from one to many Lords living in and ruling these heavens. Most important of these heavens was Omeyocan (Place of Two). The

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believe that heaven and hell are also both in this world where everyone reaps the fruit of karma. They refer to good and evil stages of life respectively and can be lived now and here during our life on Earth.

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The concept of moksha is unique to Hinduism. Moksha stands for liberation from the cycle of birth and death and final communion with Brahman. With moksha, a liberated soul attains the stature and oneness with

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Those with no interest in deviant sexual activity and develop a purity such that one produces light. When their life ends, they draw near to the sun and moon and are among those born in the Heaven of the Four

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believed that some deities lived in Heaven while others lived in remote places on Earth, such as mountains, where humans had little access. In the Middle Hittite myths, Heaven is the abode of the gods. In the

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Those who take in and hold the light to perfection accomplish the substance of the teaching. Creating and transforming the purity into endless responses and functions, they are among those in the Light-Sound

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Those whose lights illumine each other in an endless dazzling blaze shine throughout the realms of the ten directions so that everything becomes like crystal. They are among those in the Heaven of Limitless

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Those who flow to these levels will not be oppressed by worries or vexations. Although they have not developed proper samadhi, their minds are pure to the point that they have subdued their coarser outflows

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Those who flow to these levels will not be oppressed by any suffering or affliction. Although they have not developed proper samadhi, their minds are pure to the point that they are not moved by outflows.

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lives before being reborn in the world of humans. Until a few thousand years ago, the Bodhisattva of this world was Śvetaketu (Pāli: Setaketu), who was reborn as Siddhārtha, who would become the Buddha

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has little to say on the subject of survival after death, but by the time of the rabbis two ideas had made inroads among the Jews: one, which is probably derived from Greek thought, is that of the

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in Beijing, and the offering of prayers. The ruler of China in every Chinese dynasty would perform annual sacrificial rituals to heaven, usually by slaughtering two healthy bulls as a sacrifice.

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they do not remain in the realm of desire. These people can, in response to their thoughts, assume the bodies of Brahma beings. They are among those in the Heaven of the Multitudes of Brahma.

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In the teachings of the historical Jesus, people are expected to prepare for the coming of the Kingdom of God by living moral lives. Jesus's commands for his followers to adopt lifestyles of

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greater beauty, more power and happiness and more delightful sense-objects than the other devas of his world. This world is also the home of the devaputra (being of a divine race) called

2799:, the heavens/sky Vyoman is mentioned as a place from which an overseeing entity surveys what has been created. However, the Nasadiya Sukta questions the omniscience of this overseer. 1628:'s (13th century) depiction of Seven Paradises (different from seven heavens). Diagram of Jannat Futuhat al-Makkiyya, ca. 1238 (photo: after Futuhat al-Makkiyya, Cairo edition, 1911). 1609:

Paradise is described primarily in physical terms as a place where every wish is immediately fulfilled when asked. Islamic texts describe immortal life in Jannah as happy, without

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explains that the Shurangama sutra only emphasizes avoidance of deviant sexual desire, but one would naturally need to abide by the 10 good conducts to be born in these heavens.

2316:(910 m; 3,000 feet) tall and live for 576,000,000 years (Sarvāstivāda tradition). Anāthapindika, a Kosālan householder and benefactor to the Buddha's order was reborn here. 3253:(2005), Lewis-Williams and Pearce argue that many cultures around the world and through history neurally perceive a tiered structure of heaven, along with similarly structured 1617:. Conversely, if one's sins outweigh their good deeds they are sent to hell. The more good deeds one has performed the higher the level of Jannah one is directed to. 8104: 2415:(goblins). The beings of this world are 230 m (750 feet) tall and live for 9,000,000 years (Sarvāstivāda tradition) or 90,000 years (Vibhajyavāda tradition). 1859:, the seven heavens of the Archons will collapse on each other. The heaven of Yaldabaoth will split in two and cause the stars in his celestial sphere to fall. 1423:, for example, "Rabbi Yaakov said: This world is like a lobby before the World to Come; prepare yourself in the lobby so that you may enter the banquet hall." 3153:

in their previous life on Earth will go. The area of the upper astral plane of Earth in the upper atmosphere where the various heavens are located is called

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Homer Dubs, "Theism and Naturalism in Ancient Chinese Philosophy," Philosophy of East and West, Vol 9, No 3/4, pp 163–172, University of Hawaii Press: 1960.

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Original Chinese: 「且吾所以知天之愛民之厚者有矣，曰以磨為日月星辰，以昭道之；制為四時春秋冬夏，以紀綱之；雷降雪霜雨露，以長遂五穀麻絲，使民得而財利之；列為山川谿谷，播賦百事，以臨司民之善否；為王公侯伯，使之賞賢而罰暴；賊金木鳥獸，從事乎五穀麻絲，以為民衣食之財。自古及今，未嘗不有此也。」

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The pure souls (who reached Siddha status) reside at the very south end (top) of the Universe. They are referred to in Tamil literature as தென்புலத்தார் (

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filled with the desire for heaven, He does not dwell at the Lord's Feet. Says Kabeer, unto whom should I tell this? The Company of the Holy is heaven.

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Barret, C. E. (2007). "Was dust their food and clay their bread?: Grave goods, the Mesopotamian afterlife, and the liminal role of Inana/Ištar".

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and resurrection were different but in rabbinic thought they are combined: the soul departs from the body at death but is returned to it at the

1516:, a large enigmatic Lote tree, marks the end of the seventh heaven and the utmost extremity for all of God's creatures and heavenly knowledge. 1159: 1133:, taught by Jesus to his disciples and recorded in Matthew and Luke 11:2: "Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." 6017: 5987: 5965: 5917: 5857: 5836: 5815: 5781: 5757: 5443: 5231: 5191: 5157: 5125: 4580:

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The governing hall of this heaven is called Sudhamma Hall. This heaven has a garden Nandanavana with damsels, as its most magnificent sight.

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to save other beings, the goal of Buddhism being the obtainment of enlightenment and freeing oneself and others from the birth-death cycle.

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is a later refinement of the heavenly realm and was inserted between the human realm and the heavens. One important Buddhist heaven is the

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may be reborn in one of them. However, their stay in heaven is not eternal—eventually they will use up their good karma and will undergo

7832: 6126: 775:, "Who can go up to heaven, my friend? Only the gods dwell with Shamash forever." Instead, after a person died, his or her soul went to 407:. Any place of existence, either of humans, souls or deities, outside the tangible world (Heaven, Hell, or other) is referred to as the 7788: 7135: 5941: 1523:) are part of the "first heaven", and "beyond that six still bigger worlds are there," which have yet to be discovered by scientists. 669: 1693:

says: "From bringing in your place others like you, and from developing you into a form which at present you know not." According to

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Jewish writings refer to a "new earth" as the abode of mankind following the resurrection of the dead. Originally, the two ideas of

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was known as the "Dur-an-ki", the "mooring rope" of heaven and earth. It was widely thought to have been built and established by

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Ehrman, Bart. Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene: The Followers of Jesus in History and Legend. Oxford University Press, USA. 2006.

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not known to the islanders. In the third division is shown the first murder, the first burials, and the first canoes, built by

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ruled Judea, and establish his own direct rule over the Jewish people. This belief is referenced in the first petition of the

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Farhang, Merh (2003) "The Zoroastrian Tradition: An Introduction to the Ancient Wisdom of Zarathushtras". Mazda Publishers.

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The Māori believe these heavens are supported by pillars. Other Polynesian peoples see them being supported by gods (as in

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rejects the otherworldly heaven and says that one can experience heaven on this Earth through the company of holy people.

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Heaven is a key concept in Chinese mythology, philosophies, and religions, and is on one end of the spectrum a synonym of

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As in other ancient Near Eastern cultures, in the Hebrew Bible, the universe is commonly divided into two realms: heaven (

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done so, using first-century Jewish idioms, and that such events "did with evil and launch the project of new creation".

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The Dead Sea Scrolls in Context: Integrating the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Study of Ancient Texts, Languages, and Cultures

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or mundane world. It's where eternally liberated souls who have attained moksha reside in eternal sublime beauty with

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Ajita, the Licchavi army general, was reborn here. Gopika, the Sākyan girl, was reborn as a male god in this realm.

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or Shakra, and the realm is also called Trayatrimia. Each denizen addresses other denizens with the title "mārisa".

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Joseph Shih, "The Notion of God in the Ancient Chinese Religion," Numen, Vol. 16, Fasc. 2, pp. 99–138, Brill, 1969.

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The ancient Mesopotamians regarded the sky as a series of domes (usually three, but sometimes seven) covering the

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criticized the Confucians of his own time for not following the teachings of Confucius. By the time of the later

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have included numerous conceptions of Heaven and Hell. The two most famous descriptions of Heaven are given in

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The Polynesian conception of the universe and its division is nicely illustrated by a famous drawing made by a

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to incarnate again. The final heaven that souls go to billions of years in the future after they finish their

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Nigosian, Solomon Alexander (1993), "Zoroastrian Faith: Tradition and Modern Research". McGill-Queen's Press.

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morality is that it gives people bad reasons to help other human beings when good reasons are available."

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Some have argued that a belief in a reward after death is poor motivation for moral behavior while alive.

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is located in the lower astral plane of Earth which extends downward from the surface of the earth to its

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which returns to its creator after death; the other, which is thought to be of Persian origin, is that of

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Think Well On't or, Reflections on the great truths of the Christian religion for every day of the month

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the kalpas by the three disasters will not reach them. They are among those born in the Tushita Heaven.

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about what is to come. The only certainty is that each man must die – beyond that we can only guess."

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Maps of heaven at the "Hell and heaven" subject, the Persuasive Cartography, The PJ Mode Collection

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describe heaven as a "spiritual condition" where closeness to God is defined as heaven; conversely

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took an even more theistic view of heaven, believing that heaven is the divine ruler, just as the

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may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience

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into another realm, as a human, animal or other being. Because heaven is temporary and part of

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regards the conventional description of heaven (and hell) as a specific place as symbolic. The

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This is the most supreme heaven wherein beings that have achieved Nirvana live for eternity.

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The Form Realm: The First Dhyana, the Second Dhyana, the Third Dhyana and the Fourth Dhyana.

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Modern scholars agree that the Kingdom of God was an essential part of the teachings of the

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This article is about the divine abode in various religious traditions. For other uses, see

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Philo of Byblos: The Phoenician History: Introduction, Critical Text, Translation, Notes

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The Anglo-Saxons knew the concept of Paradise, which they expressed with words such as

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The heaven "of the Four Great Kings", its rulers are the four Great Kings of the name,

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While the word used in all these writings, in particular the New Testament Greek word

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that fits the description of that heaven that is given in each religion, to which a

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verses which describe paradise include: 13:15, 18:31, 38:49–54, 35:33–35 and 52:17.

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Loka, meaning Good Kingdom, is the general name for heaven in Hinduism, a heavenly

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of others, and good deeds performed by others on Earth in the name of that person.

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One interpretation of "heavens" is that all the stars and galaxies (including the

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The world of the "joyful" devas, it is best known for being the world in which a

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are found in many passages throughout the Synoptic Gospels, particularly in the

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or conditionally accessible by earthly beings according to various standards of

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Hundley, Michael B. (2015). "Heaven and Earth". In Balentine, Samuel E. (ed.).

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and hell beings existing beneath it. According to Jan Chozen Bays in her book,

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Jesus of Nazareth: An Independent Historian's Account of His Life and Teaching

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of Lyons recorded a belief that, in accordance with John 14, those who in the

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separation between heaven and earth, humans sought access to the gods through

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515 BC – 70 AD), the Hebrew people lived under the rule of first the Persian

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any relevant information, and removing excessive detail that may be against

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Hope Deferred? Against the Dogma of Delay. Early Christianity 2018 pp.73-79

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Studying the Historical Jesus: Evaluations of the State of Current Research

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The lists below are ordered from highest to lowest of the heavenly worlds.

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Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary

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could not go to Heaven because it was the abode of the gods alone. In the

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Moscatti, Sabatino (1968), "The World of the Phoenicians" (Phoenix Giant)

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asserting, "He who offends against Heaven has none to whom he can pray."

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The Baháʼí teachings state that there exists a hierarchy of souls in the

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Still an afterlife destination of the righteous is conceived in Islam as

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Hope Deferred? Against the Dogma of Delay. Early Christianity 2018 p. 80

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Young, J. L. "The Paumotu Conception of the Heavens and of Creation",

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Tibetan literature classifies the heavenly worlds into 5 major types:

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Herrlee Creel, "The Origin of the Deity T'ien" (1970), pp. 493–506.

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Kriwackzek, Paul (2002), "In Search of Zarathustra". Vintage Books.

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called Yaldabaoth, which are individually ruled over by one of his

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are in different mansions, some dwelling in the heavens, others in

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where good actions in the previous life are rewarded for eternity (

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was king in Heaven for nine years before giving birth to his son,

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The further derivation of this form is uncertain. A connection to

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Naherangi or Tuwarea, where the great gods live presided over by

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The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba

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their own light. They are among those born in the Suyama Heaven.

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as the sole channel of communication between Earth and Heaven.

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Others endorse the derivation from a Proto-Indo-European root

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Life After Death: A study of the afterlife in world religions

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Other philosophers born around the time of Confucius such as

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Lambert, W. G. (2016). George, A. R.; Oshima, T. M. (eds.).

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The lifespan of a Brahmās is not stated but is not eternal.

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in 1122 BC, the Zhou people considered their supreme deity

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which connects the heavens, the terrestrial world, and the

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Wheaton, Illinois, US. 1915 Theosophical Publishing House.

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there are several heavens, all of which are still part of

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Jizo: Guardian of Children, Travelers, and Other Voyagers

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Wairua, where spirit gods live while waiting on those in

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The denizens here have a lifespan of 144,000,000 years.

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Divine Government: God's Kingship in the Gospel of Mark

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were equated with specific deities as well. The planet

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Lange, Armin; Tov, Emanuel; Weigold, Matthias (2011).

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The Heaven of the Comfort from Others’ Transformations

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The cause for birth in the Six Desire Heavens are the

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These are 16 in number, and are free from sensuality.

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is derived from Greek philosophy and the idea of the

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The cosmological description of the universe in the

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Heaven is often described as a "highest place", the

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The four last things: death, judgment, hell, heaven

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Heaven of the Comfort from Others’ Transformations.

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Anu was himself overthrown by his son, 212:Learn how and when to remove this message 110:Learn how and when to remove this message 6095:Collection: Heaven, Hell, and Afterlives 5957:A History of Heaven: The Singing Silence 5143: 5141: 5139: 5137: 4887:"G3772 οὐρανός – Strong's Greek Lexicon" 4315:. Simon and Schuster. pp. 104–105. 3755:Harry A. Hoffner, Gary M. Beckman – 1990 3613: 1248:. Various people have been said to have 1124:According to Sanders and Casey, Jews in 713:. The middle dome of heaven was made of 575:. All of these have been derived from a 223: 24:This is an accepted version of this page 5896:Sermons for all the Sundays in the year 4959:. New York: Shocken Books. p. 75. 4924:. New York: Shocken Books. p. 74. 4790: 4788: 4779: 4681: 4641: 4613: 4556: 4428: 4354: 4339: 4296: 4248: 4236: 4120: 4011: 3944: 3640: 3601: 3578: 3515: 3413: 2552:among those in the Great Brahma Heaven. 1264:, after his resurrection. 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"On the Origin of the World". 4867:Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert. 4277: 4265: 3707: 3695: 3661: 3010:subdivided in a manner reminiscent of 2573:The Heaven of the Multitudes of Brahma 1160:Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard 656:would be another cognate to the word. 4568: 4512: 4497: 4445: 4411: 4399: 4366: 3062:Autoia, where human souls are created 2608:The Heaven of Bliss by Transformation 2560:The Heaven of the Ministers of Brahma 1882:, the character for "heaven" or "sky" 1541:(رفیع) the least heaven (سماء الدنیا) 608:"stone, heaven", has been proposed. 600:"cover, shroud", via a reconstructed 385:, and the soul is again subjected to 7: 6099:University of Michigan Museum of Art 3053:Nga-Tauira, home of the servant gods 2922:adding citations to reliable sources 2880:Bhagat Kabir, Guru Granth Sahib 325 416:At least in the Abrahamic faiths of 235:gaze upon the highest heavens; from 150:adding citations to reliable sources 6068:Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 5480:. Greenwood Press: New York, 1989. 5460:"Sri Granth: Sri Guru Granth Sahib" 4869:"A Greek-English Lexicon, οὐρα^νός" 1594: 1430:have a share in the World-to-come. 1156:Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus 483:was being used in reference to the 5852:. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. 5478:Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology 3086:legend, heaven is supported by an 2022:, however, under the influence of 1672:("Garden of Immortality"). In the 741:, the goddess of sex and war. The 670:Religions of the ancient Near East 92:Knowledge (XXG)'s inclusion policy 49: 7701:Attributes of God in Christianity 5933:Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia 5499:Journal of the Polynesian Society 5285:(PhD). University College London. 5152:. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. 5023:What Is Meant By ‘Seven Heavens’? 3185:Criticism of the belief in heaven 2772:traditions the highest heaven is 1408:believed in an afterlife but the 999:, then the Greek kingdoms of the 528:; and those with a variant final 8128: 5253:Nashmi, Yuhana (24 April 2013), 4910:, Oxford University Press, 1986. 3244:causes a loss of consciousness. 2894: 1250:entered Heaven while still alive 1244:and will return to Earth in the 1193:) of the supreme fulfillment of 1137:his combined prophecy about the 907:Buddhism, and Greek philosophy. 126: 67: 7759:Great Architect of the Universe 5873:"Chapter XXIX. Of Heaven" 5405:Garces-Foley, Kathleen (2006). 5392:"大佛顶如来密因修证了义诸菩萨万行首楞严经文句（文句卷第八）" 3259:altered states of consciousness 1793:emerged. The Great Living God ( 1375:Jewish concept of the afterlife 1335:which takes place in the risen 872:may have preserved elements of 717:stone and was the abode of the 650:"). In the latter case English 137:needs additional citations for 5980:The Historical Figure of Jesus 5891:"Sermon XVI: On Heaven." 5438:. Unistar Books. p. 271. 2458:The Heaven of Limitless Purity 2445:The Heaven of Pervasive Purity 1946:. After their conquest of the 1052:Descriptions of Heaven in the 749:, the god of justice, and the 666:Category:Conceptions of heaven 1: 7538:Trinity of the Church Fathers 4854:, book V, chapter XXXVI, 1–2" 4796:"21 July 1999 – John Paul II" 3677:Lange, Tov & Weigold 2011 2652:The Heaven of the Four Kings 2509:The Heaven of Limitless Light 2062:sporting in Heaven; mural in 1843:created by the lesser god or 1664:("Abode of Permanent Stay"), 1361:While the concept of Heaven ( 1339:through the communion of the 1331:. It is our meeting with the 1093:more commonly uses the term " 992: 725:stone and was personified as 697:Ancient Mesopotamian religion 622:ἄκμων (ákmōn "anvil, pestle; 539:"sky, heaven", Old Saxon and 463:is derived from the earlier ( 5676:General and cited references 5411:. M.E. Sharpe. p. 188. 5117:An Elementary Study of Islam 3495:(in German), s. v. "heofon". 2341:The ruler of this heaven is 1314:), applies primarily to the 1272:, is also said to have been 1164:Parable of the Great Banquet 1109: 1085: 7789:Phenomenological definition 6009:The Early History of Heaven 5435:A Complete Guide to Sikhism 5259:Mandaean Associations Union 5114:Ahmad, Mirza Tahir (1997). 3493:Fourth edition, online 2014 3240:for consciousness, because 3230:reticular activating system 3065:Aukumea, where spirits live 2696:Heavens of Formless Spirits 2471:The Heaven of Lesser Purity 2410: 2394: 2386: 2379: 2373: 2367: 2308: 2302: 2274: 2138:world view, there are also 1668:("The Secure Station") and 1419:has many sayings about the 1168:Parable of the Prodigal Son 860:Almost nothing is known of 642:"stone, rock, sling-stone; 267:place where beings such as 8169: 6089:Cornell University Library 6006:Wright, J. Edward (2000). 5997:Stephens, Kathryn (2013). 5798:World History Encyclopedia 5697:10.1163/156921207781375123 3784:Moscati, Sabatino (2001). 3352:List of angels in theology 3226:cessation of consciousness 3126: 3102:An 1869 illustration by a 2994: 2955: 2806: 2721: 2522:The Heaven of Lesser Light 2048: 2037: 1885: 1837:On the Origin of the World 1824: 1767: 1709: 1449: 1350: 1283:In the second century AD, 1103: 1079: 1027: 919: 892: 853: 818: 729:, the god of the sky. The 694: 663: 507:"sky, heaven" (hence also 379:, heaven is considered as 287:are said to originate, be 53: 8126: 7875: 7864: 7164: 7151: 7048: 6075:Heaven: A fool's paradise 5909:A Brief History of Heaven 5718:"Day 17: On Heaven" 5556:January 13, 2007, at the 5501:, 28 (1919), pp. 209–211. 5148:Masumian, Farnaz (1995). 4985:. Laurier Books Limited. 3490:Altenglisches Wörterbuch. 3250:Inside the Neolithic Mind 2164:the concept has the name 1954:to be identical with the 1827:Pleroma § Gnosticism 987:During the period of the 432:, heaven is the realm of 7543:Trinitarian universalism 6070:entry on heaven and hell 5279:Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). 4955:Ariel, David S. (1995). 4920:Ariel, David S. (1995). 4616:, pp. 170, 198–204. 4309:Ehrman, Bart D. (2020). 3459:Barnhart (1995), p. 357. 2641:The Trayastrimsha Heaven 1896:Chinese painting of the 1488:(سماوات), the plural of 1428:righteous of all nations 1391:resurrection of the dead 1215:resurrection of the dead 1041:Assumption of the Virgin 1013:resurrection of the dead 709:and was the home of the 459:The modern English word 363:Another belief is in an 322:or the "low places" and 239:'s illustrations to the 31:latest accepted revision 7745:Godhead in Christianity 5952:Russell, Jeffrey Burton 5928:Nemet-Nejat, Karen Rhea 5627:Consciousness explained 5625:Dennett, D. C. (1991). 3277:Representations in arts 3129:Theosophy (Blavatskian) 3106:portraying nine heavens 2547:The Great Brahma Heaven 1652:("Garden of Delight"), 1426:Judaism holds that the 1369:) is much discussed in 1266:Roman Catholic teaching 1166:in Matthew 22, and the 1009:immortality of the soul 969:Deuteronomistic History 56:Heaven (disambiguation) 5551:The Atheist Philosophy 5432:Singh, Jagraj (2009). 4480:by R.T. France (2003) 3744:Black & Green 1992 3732:Black & Green 1992 3720:Black & Green 1992 3626:Black & Green 1992 3531:Black & Green 1992 3266:near-death experiences 3159:(Theosophists believe 3107: 2886:Mesoamerican religions 2883: 2818: 2699:These are 4 in number. 2585:The Six Desire Heavens 2496:The Light-Sound Heaven 2374:Dhṛtarāṣṭra धृतराष्ट्र 2207:Parinirmita-vaśavartin 2066: 2003: 1909: 1883: 1781:(World of Light). The 1656:("Garden of Refuge"), 1629: 1469: 1049: 1030:Heaven in Christianity 965:Deuteronomistic source 939:and 2 Chronicles 2:6. 692: 456: 424:, and some schools of 258:religious cosmological 246: 7571:Fate of the unlearned 7523:Shield of the Trinity 6101:, Ann Arbor, Michigan 6052:Catholic Encyclopedia 5878:Preparation For Death 5659:Awakening After Life. 5611:May 16, 2007, at the 5514:Outline of Theosophy. 4957:What Do Jews Believe? 4922:What Do Jews Believe? 4873:www.perseus.tufts.edu 4380:The Gospel of Matthew 3175:cycle of incarnations 3101: 2833:(masculine form) and 2816: 2247:, formerly the chief 2215:Paranimmita-vasavatti 2058: 1895: 1870: 1697:, the founder of the 1623: 1463: 1377:, sometimes known as 1270:Mary, mother of Jesus 1207:forms of Christianity 1037: 983:Second Temple Judaism 960:God of the Israelites 895:Zoroastrian mythology 893:Further information: 819:Further information: 815:Hurrians and Hittites 682: 451: 227: 6951:Happy hunting ground 6684:14 planetary systems 5743:. Benziger Brothers. 3137:, founded mainly by 3007:Polynesian mythology 2997:Polynesian mythology 2918:improve this section 2788:(a manifestation of 2753:(Turiya, Kaivalya). 2591:ten virtuous actions 2565:Ministers of Brahma. 2395:Kumbhāṇḍas कुम्भाण्ड 2387:Vaiśravaṇa वैश्यवर्ण 2131:of Greek mythology. 1919:traditions, heaven ( 1747:Manifestation of God 1660:("Abode of Peace"), 1181:as well as the holy 1110:basileía tōn ouranōn 1104:βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν 146:improve this article 8105:Slavic Native Faith 7528:Trinitarian formula 7465:Father of Greatness 7348:Abrahamic religions 7078:Mythological places 6327:Terrestrial Kingdom 6060:Jewish Encyclopedia 5904:McGrath, Alister E. 5791:Choksi, M. (2014). 5532:dwardmac.pitzer.edu 5006:Abdullah, Yusuf Ali 4906:Nicholas de Lange, 4875:. 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France. 4371: 4359: 4357:, p. 169. 4344: 4332: 4321: 4301: 4299:, p. 170. 4282: 4270: 4253: 4251:, p. 454. 4241: 4229: 4185: 4157: 4141: 4125: 4123:, p. 455. 4104: 4092:Genesis 25:7–9 4080: 4064: 4048: 4032: 4016: 4004: 3984: 3965: 3949: 3947:, p. 453. 3914: 3890: 3870: 3850: 3841: 3829: 3820: 3803: 3796: 3776: 3767: 3757: 3748: 3736: 3734:, p. 174. 3724: 3712: 3700: 3681: 3679:, p. 808. 3666: 3645: 3630: 3618: 3606: 3604:, p. 451. 3583: 3581:, p. 118. 3566: 3564:, p. 203. 3547: 3545:, p. 180. 3535: 3520: 3518:, p. 452. 3497: 3481: 3471:Guus Kroonen: 3461: 3452: 3437: 3412: 3410: 3407: 3405: 3402: 3400: 3399: 3397:World of Light 3394: 3389: 3387:Servant of God 3384: 3379: 3374: 3369: 3364: 3359: 3354: 3349: 3344: 3339: 3334: 3329: 3324: 3318: 3316: 3313: 3278: 3275: 3222:Daniel Dennett 3209: 3206: 3186: 3183: 3170:Lords of Karma 3149:that has been 3127:Main article: 3124: 3121: 3095: 3092: 3076: 3075: 3069: 3066: 3063: 3060: 3054: 3051: 3045: 3038: 3035: 3023: 3020: 3003:creation myths 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