also: りくどう
noun
the six realms
Buddhist term for the six realms of rebirth: Deva, Asura, Human, Animal, Hungry Ghost, and Naraka realms. Often encountered in discussions of samsara and Buddhist cosmology.
仏教では、生き物は六道を輪廻すると考えられている。
In Buddhism, it is believed that living beings transmigrate through the six realms.
六道の最下層は地獄道である。
The lowest of the six realms is the Naraka realm.
From Middle Chinese 六道 (MC ljuwk dawX), meaning 'six paths' or 'six realms'. The term is a direct Buddhist loanword, with the kanji 六 (six) and 道 (path, realm).