佛教认为,世界围绕须弥山而成,须弥山及以上为天界,分为欲界天色界天无色界天,而欲界天又分为地居天空居天。须弥山上每一层天都属于地居天,在此居住的天人称为地居天人。

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欲界(कामधातु Kāmadhātu)六层天依照性质的不同分为两种:地居天在须弥山以下,依地而住;空居天在须弥山以上,依空而住。欲界天包括四天王天忉利天夜摩天兜率天化乐天他化自在天

四天王天居须弥山腰,忉利天居须弥山顶,此二天均未离开大地,因此称地居天;居须弥山以上的夜摩天、兜率天、化乐天、他化自在天称为空居天。[1][2]

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