The second of the three worlds of existence. It is divided into four levels of samadhi which, all together, are again subdivided into seventeen spheres. These are the heavens of: (1) the Pure (tshangs ris); (2) Priests of Brahma (tshangs pa'i mdun na 'don); (3) Great Pure Ones (tshangs chen); (4) Dim Light ('od hung); (5) Measureless Light (tshad med 'od); (6) Clear Light ('od gsal); (7) Lesser Virtue (dge chung); (8) Limitless Virtue (tshad med dge), (9) Flourishing Virtue (dge rgas); (10) Cloudless (sprin med); (11) Merit-Born (bsod nams skyes); (12) Great Fruit (bras bu che); (13) Not Greater (mi che ba); (14) Without Distress (mi gdung ba); (15) Manifest Richness (gya nom snang ba); (16) Good Vision (shin tu mthong ba); (17) Akanishta (the Unsurpassed, ‘og min). This realm is characterized by the absence of gross afflictive emotions. Beings in the form realm remain in blissful states of meditative concentration. [TPQ, 2010]

The second of the three worlds, comprising the twelve realms of the four concentrations and the five pure abodes.[TLWF, 2011] [ZT, 2006][OMS, 2018][NS]

The second of the three worlds. [GWPT, 2004]