In classical Buddhist Cosmology, Akaniṣṭha (Pali: Akaniṭṭha, meaning "Nothing Higher", "Unsurpassed") is the highest of the Pure Abodes, and thus the highest of all the form realms. It is the realm where devas like Maheśvara live.
The Densely Arrayed Akaniṣṭha (Tib. 'Og min rgyan stug po bkod pa; Skt. Ghanavyūhakaniṣṭha), or the "Symbolic Akaniṣṭha" which is the realm of sambhogakaya. "Ghanavyūha Akaniṣṭha", refers to the pure Saṃbhogakāya Buddha field out of which emanate all Nirmāṇakāya Buddhas and Buddhafields such as Sukhāvati. It is the supreme Buddhafield in which all Buddhas attain Buddhahood.[4] The Saṃbhogakāya Buddha Vajradhara is said to have taught the Vajrayana in the realm of Akaniṣṭha Ghanavyūha.[5]
The Mundane Akaniṣṭha, which is the highest pure level of the form realm, which is the sphere of nirmanakayas.
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^Huntington, Eric (2019). Creating the Universe: Depictions of the Cosmos in Himalayan Buddhism, pp. 80-81. University of Washington Press.
^Brunnhölzl, Karl (2018). A Lullaby to Awaken the Heart: The Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra and Its Commentaries, p. 334. Simon and Schuster.
^Harding, Sarah (2011). Niguma, Lady of Illusion, end note # 191. Shambhala Publications.
^Wallace, B. Alan (2018). Fathoming the Mind: Inquiry and Insight in Dudjom Lingpa's Vajra Essence, 209. Simon and Schuster.
^Changkya Rölpai Dorjé, Donald Lopez (translator) (2019). Beautiful Adornment of Mount Meru, chapter 13. Simon and Schuster.
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