- 四住
- The four abodes or states in the 智度論 3, i. e.(1) 天住 the (sa) devalokas, equivalents of charity, morality, and goodness of heart;(2) 梵住 the (sa) brahmalokas, equivalents of benevolence, pity, joy, and indifference;(3) 聖住 the abode of (sa) śrāvakas, (sa) pratyekabuddhas, and bodhisattvas, equivalent of the (sa) samādhi of the immaterial realm, formless and still;(4) 佛住 the Buddha-abode, the equivalent of the (sa) samādhis of the infinite. v. 四住地.
Chinese Buddhist terms dictionary (Chinese-English). William Edward Soothil and Lewis Hodous. 2006.