THE SIX THE SIX REALMS REALMS

OFOFEXISTENCEEXISTENCE

HELLHELL

CHARACTERISTICS:

TERRIBLE SUFFERING HORRID LOOKING PAIN & ANGUISH PHYSICAL & MENTAL

TORTURE

HELL

DUE TO:

KILLING & TORTURINGHATREDTERRIBLE TEMPER

HUNGRY GHOSTSHUNGRY GHOSTS

CHARACTERISTICS:

• SUFFERING STATESUFFERING STATE• MISERYMISERY• ANGUISH OF HUNGER ANGUISH OF HUNGER

& THIRST& THIRST• STRONG DESIRESSTRONG DESIRES• INCESSANT FRUSTRATIONINCESSANT FRUSTRATION

HUNGRY GHOSTS

DUE TO:

• GREED & LUST

• UNWHOLESOME DESIRES

• ATTACHMENT & CRAVING

• SELFISHNESS

CHARACTERISTICS:

WOEFUL STATEDIFFICULT LIFE & DULL MINDFEARFULMAY BE COMFORTABLE BUT IGNORANT OF RULES

ANIMALANIMAL

ANIMAL

DUE TO:

HURTING SENTIENT BEINGSFREQUENT BREAKING OF PRECEPTSINTOXICATED & DELUDED MIND

DEMONS & DEMI-DEMONS & DEMI-GODSGODS

CHARACTERISTICS:

TORMENTED STATE

VIOLENT & HOT-TEMPERED

AGGRESSIVE & JEALOUS

EGOISTIC

CRAVING FOR POWER

DEMONS & DEMI-GODS

DUE TO:

EVIL ACTIONS OF BODY, SPEECH , MIND

ANGER & TEMPER

HATRED & EGO

ILL-WILL & JEALOUSY

HUMANHUMANCHARACTERISTICS:

FORTUNATE STATE

MIXTURE OF PAIN

& HAPPINESS

HUMANHUMAN

CHARACTERISTICS:ABLE TO FEEL & THINK

ACTS WITH VOLITION

HUMAN

FORTUNATE HUMAN STATE

DUE TO:

CHARITY & KIND DEEDS

KEEPING THE PRECEPTS WELL

UNFORTUNATE HUMAN STATE

DUE TO:

HATRED, EGO & SELFISHNESS

GODSGODS

CHARACTERISTICS:CHARACTERISTICS:

FORTUNATE & HAPPYFORTUNATE & HAPPY

STATESTATE

PLEASURE & BLISSPLEASURE & BLISS

ENJOYMENTENJOYMENT

BEAUTYBEAUTY

LONG LIFE SPANLONG LIFE SPAN

GODS

DUE TO:

GENEROSITY

GOOD MORALITY

GOOD MENTAL CULTIVATION

LOVING-KINDNESS

MAY YOU CULTIVATE GOOD KARMA!