六道

Noun

 * 1)  the six realms of existence into which souls are reborn in the cycle of samsara

Noun

 * 1) Alternate reading for 六道 (ろくどう, rokudō).


 * 1)  The six planes, realms, or domains of existence into which souls are reborn in the cycle of samsara:
 * 2)  (, jigokudō): hell
 * 3)  (, gakidō): life in starvation (one of the Buddhist hells)
 * 4)  (, chikushōdō): life as a beast
 * 5)  (, ningendō) /  (, nindō): life as a human
 * 6)  (, ashuradō): life as a demigod
 * 7)  (, tenjō): heaven
 * Note that the Theravada Buddhist tradition only recognizes five planes of existence, as Theravada does not distinguish between the ashura and heaven planes.