three realms and nine levels/grounds Comment: The Desire Realm, the Four Concentrations of the Form Realm, and the Four Formless Absorptions of the Formless Realm are the nine levels.
expl. the nine levels of the three realms. 1) {'dod khams} desire realm. 2) {bsam gtan dang bo} first concentration. 3) {bsam gtan gnyis pa} second concentration. 4) {bsam gtan gsum pa} third concentration. 5) {bsam gtan bzhi pa} fourth concentration. 6) {nam mkha' mtha' yas} infinite space. 7) {rnam shis mtha' yas} infinite consciousness. 8) {di yang med} nothingness. 9) {srid rtse} peak of existence.(h) {'dod khams}, {bsam gtan bzhi}, {gzugs med bzhi}