Buddhist traditions, Nivedita and Coomaraswamy
Tusita Heaven
In the collection’s account, the Buddha-elect can determine the place and manner of a new incarnation. Before the final birth he lingers in Tusita under the name Santusita. Divine beings gather as his departure approaches, and the account transfers him from their presence into Mahamaya’s womb. The heavenly interval leads directly into the conception dream.
Also known as Tuṣita
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In the sources
Principal account
TraditionalIn the collection’s account, the Buddha-elect can determine the place and manner of a new incarnation. Before the final birth he lingers in Tusita under the name Santusita.
Further detail
TraditionalDivine beings gather as his departure approaches, and the account transfers him from their presence into Mahamaya’s womb. The heavenly interval leads directly into the conception dream.
Context & interpretation
This entry follows the final-incarnation episode in the collection. It is limited to Tusita’s role in that account and does not supply a comprehensive map of Buddhist heavens or merge Tusita with Tavatimsa.
Original passages
Source 1
Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists
he was known as SantusitaOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists (1914), active reader leaf 315
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0109-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0109-E001-P0315
- Original scan leaf
- 315
- Recorded leaf number
- 315
- Current Reader position
- 306
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- Source-preserving update confirmed
Source 2
Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists
disappeared from the presence of the devasOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists (1914), active reader leaf 316
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0109-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0109-E001-P0316
- Original scan leaf
- 316
- Recorded leaf number
- 316
- Current Reader position
- 307
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed
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Bodhisattva
The Buddha-elect whose long preparation joins sacrifice to the power to enlighten others.
Shared source pageMahamaya
Siddhartha’s mother, whose conception dream announces the final birth of the Buddha-elect.
Same subject and traditionTavatimsa Heaven
The divine realm where Buddha teaches before returning by heavenly ladders.