佛教認為,世界圍繞須彌山而成,須彌山及以上爲天界,分為欲界天色界天無色界天,而欲界天又分為地居天空居天。須彌山上每一層天都屬於地居天,在此居住的天人稱爲地居天人。

概論

欲界(कामधातु Kāmadhātu)六層天依照性質的不同分為兩種:地居天在須彌山以下,依地而住;空居天在須彌山以上,依空而住。欲界天包括四天王天忉利天夜摩天兜率天化樂天他化自在天

四天王天居須彌山腰,忉利天居須彌山頂,此二天均未離開大地,因此稱地居天;居須彌山以上的夜摩天、兜率天、化樂天、他化自在天稱為空居天。[1][2]

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