Śuddhāvāsa devas

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The Śuddhāvāsa devas are the rebirths of Anāgāmins, Buddhist religious practitioners who died just short of attaining the state of Arhat. They guard and protect Buddhism on earth, and will pass into enlightenment as Arhats when they pass away from the Śuddhāvāsa worlds.

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co occurs with: Bṛhatphala devas, Śubhakṛtsna devas, Ābhāsvara devas, Kāmadhātu, Parinirmita-vaśavartin devas, Nirmāṇarati devas, Tuṣita devas, Yāma devas, Deva, Mara, Ārūpyadhātu, Rūpadhātu

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“The Śuddhāvāsa devas are the rebirths of Anāgāmins, Buddhist religious practitioners who died just short of attaining the state of Arhat (Brahma Sahampati, who appealed to the newly enlightened Buddha to teach, was an Anagami from a previous Buddha). They guard and protect Buddhism on earth”
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