【英汉对照佛学词典】

梵天


(Brahma-loka). (1) The 'Brahma-Heaven' in the realm of form. (2) Brahman, which in Indian thought is the substrate of all existence, is converted into a god in Buddhism, and is used to name the First Concentration Heaven 初禅天. This is a general term for the three heavens included in it, which are Brahma^-ka^yika 大众天, Brahma-purohita 梵辅天, and Maha^brahma^ 大梵天. The term is also often used to denote the Maha^-brahma^ heaven itself.