Heaven of the Thirty-Three; Trāyastriṃśa
Buddhist term: the second of the six heavens of the desire realm (六欲天), ruled by Śakra (帝釈天).
See also: 六欲天
Trāyastriṃśa is one of the six heavens of the desire realm in Buddhism.
Śakra is considered the lord of the Heaven of the Thirty-Three.
Standard kanji spelling for this Buddhist term.
Alternate kanji form; とう is a phonetic substitute for 忉.
From Sanskrit Trāyastriṃśa, meaning 'of the thirty-three'. The kanji 忉利天 are phonetic and semantic approximations.