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单词 brahmaloka
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Brahmalokan.

Brit. /ˌbrɑːməˈləʊkə/, U.S. /ˌbrɑməˈloʊkə/
Forms:

α. 1800s– Brahmaloka, 1800s– Bramaloka (rare), 1900s– Brahmanloka.

β. 1800s– Brahmalok, 1900s– Brahmanlok (rare).

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit Brahmaloka.
Etymology: < Sanskrit Brahmaloka (also with vernacular pronunciation Brahmalok) < brahma- , combining form of brahman (neuter) ultimate reality (see Brahma n.1 and compare sense 2 at that entry) + loka world < the same base as roca shining (see light adj.2), with subsequent reinterpretation of the first element as showing Brahman (masculine) the god Brahma, (in Buddhism) one of the Brahmas (compare Brahma n.1 1).The forms Brahmanloka and Brahmanlok are English innovations, after Brahman , variant of Brahma n.1
In Buddhism and Hinduism: the highest celestial world or heaven. Also (Jainism): one of several realms of heaven.
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1807 F. Buchanan Journey from Madras I. iii. 144 One of the..demons..possessed a city, the inhabitants of which were very troublesome to the inhabitants of Brahma Lóka.
1880 J. Edkins Chinese Buddhism xi. 217 The ‘Brahmas’..are the inhabitants of the heaven called ‘Brahma-loka’.
1901 P. N. Sinha Study of Bhagavata Purana iii. 64 There is no sorrow in Brahma Loka, no infirmity, no death, no misery, no fear of any kind.
1958 Swami Nikhilananda Hinduism 50 Brahmaloka, the highest heaven, is attained by those who have led an intense spiritual life on earth.
2016 N. Appleton Shared Char. Jain, Buddhist & Hindu Narr. 64 The Jain Brahmaloka is but one of several heavens into which anyone may be reborn, and does not really hold any particular significance.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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