The six destinies. Six kinds of rebirth in sam!sa^ra that are undergone by sentient beings in accord with their good or evil actions carried out in their previous lifetime. These are: hell 地狱， hungry ghost 饿鬼， animal 畜生， asura 修罗， human 人间 and god 天. The first three are the result of predominantly good karma while the last three are the result of predominantly evil karma. Also written as 六趣.