A threefold division of samsaric rebirth states: the planes of (1) sensory desires (desire realm), (2) ethereal forms (form realm), and (3) formless beings (formless realm).
Tibetan: ཁམས་གསུམ། khams-gsum
Sanskrit: tridhātu
J. Hopkins: Three realms
Synonyms: Three planes of samsaric existence; Three realms
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