Human Wishes for Heavenly Prosperity

Abstract

This academic paper proposes to present the Human Wishes for Heaven entering as the Buddha’s words in Itthasutta said ‘heavenly happiness which is ever pleasurable, satisfactory found no in this world’. The birth of deities was called as Opapātikayoni who contains divine figure, ever young, appeared as Devaputta and Devadhita, living with indescribable happiness in heaven. There are 6 realms of heaven; 1) Cātūmmāhārājikā deva, 2) Tāvatingsa deva, 3) Yāmā deva, 4) Tusita deva, 5) Nimmānarati deva, 6) Paranimmitavasavatti deva. Above from these, there will be higher other realms or Brahma deities, detached from sensual pleasure which is divided into 2 realms; 1) 16 Rūpabrahma types who still maintain forms, and 2) Arūpabrahma who are formless, divided into 4 class; (1) Ākāsānañcāyatana Brahma, (2) Viññāñcāyatana Brahma, (3) Ākiñcaññāyatana Brahma, (4) Nevasaññāyatana Brahma. Those who wished to be born in the said reals of heaven after death or as Opapātika who will be born as ever young, perfect figure immediately, must follow moral codes or sila strictly, surely enter into one among the said heavens after death as they wished.