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'''Devachan''' is a composite term formed by the [[Sanskrit]] word ''deva'' (देव), "god", and the [[Tibetan]] word ''can'', "place" or "land." It can be translated as "blissful realm", corresponding to the [[Mahayana|Mahayanic]] ''sukhāvatī'' or the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] ''devaloka'' or ''svarga''. | '''Devachan''' is a composite term formed by the [[Sanskrit]] word ''deva'' (देव), "god", and the [[Tibetan]] word ''can'', "place" or "land." It can be translated as "blissful realm", corresponding to the [[Mahayana|Mahayanic]] ''sukhāvatī'' or the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] ''devaloka'' or ''svarga''. | ||
Devachan is a kind of temporary paradise, a place (or state) of bliss and of supreme felicity.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Key to Theosophy'', ( | Devachan is a kind of temporary paradise, a place (or state) of bliss and of supreme felicity.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Key to Theosophy'', (London, Theosophical Publishing House London LTD, 1889), 99-???</ref> [[H. P. Blavatsky]] defines it as follows: | ||
<blockquote>The “dwelling of the gods”. A state intermediate between two earth-lives, into which the EGO (Atmâ-Buddhi-Manas or the Trinity made One) enters, after its separation from Kâma Rupa, and the disintegration of the lower principles on earth.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 98.</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>The “dwelling of the gods”. A state intermediate between two earth-lives, into which the EGO (Atmâ-Buddhi-Manas or the Trinity made One) enters, after its separation from Kâma Rupa, and the disintegration of the lower principles on earth.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 98.</ref></blockquote> | ||
Revision as of 16:41, 23 March 2012
Devachan is a composite term formed by the Sanskrit word deva (देव), "god", and the Tibetan word can, "place" or "land." It can be translated as "blissful realm", corresponding to the Mahayanic sukhāvatī or the Hindu devaloka or svarga.
Devachan is a kind of temporary paradise, a place (or state) of bliss and of supreme felicity.[1] H. P. Blavatsky defines it as follows:
The “dwelling of the gods”. A state intermediate between two earth-lives, into which the EGO (Atmâ-Buddhi-Manas or the Trinity made One) enters, after its separation from Kâma Rupa, and the disintegration of the lower principles on earth.[2]
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Further reading
- Devachan at Theosopedia