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Thirty-One Planes of Existence (Wikipedia)

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Wikipedia's article on the thirty-one planes of existence, consulted 2026-08-13.

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Wikipedia's article on the thirty-one planes of existence, consulted 2026-08-13. Useful here for Tusita's role as the bodhisattva's penultimate abode and Maitreya's current residence there, the Pure Abodes' reservation for non-returners, and the doctrinal point that Avici, the lowest hell, is temporary rather than eternal since the karma that placed a being there is itself exhausted in time.
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Wikipedia
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2026
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-one_planes_of_existence
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Claims Backed By This Source (16 claims)

This source backs 16 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Doctrines, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 4 general references.
  • Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
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