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In Daoist cosmology, there are the 3 realms; The Three Worlds( 三界 Sanjie ) and 36 Heavens. The Thirty-Six Heavens are divided into the 3 different worlds – the World of Desire ( 欲界 Yujie ), the World of Form ( 色界 Sejie ), and the World of Formlessness ( 無色界 Wusejie ). Altogether 28 heavens are included in the Three Worlds. They are subject to kalpas; those who are born in or enter these heavens do not escape from reincarnation and karma. Outside of the Three Worlds are a further eight heavens. Those who Cultivate Dao and leap out of the Three Worlds can escape from kalpas, karma, and reincarnation.
The World of Desire contains six Heavens, from the Taihuang Huangceng Heaven to the Qiyao Moyi Heaven. In this world, there is visible form and desire, men and women have intercourse, and give birth to descendants. The World of Form includes eighteen Heavens, from the Xuwu Yueheng Heaven to the Wuji Tanshi Heaven. In this world there is form but no desire; there is no sexual intercourse and people are directly born out of Vital Breath. The World of Formlessness is made up of four Heavens, from the Haoting Xiaodu Heaven to the Xiule Zhishang Heaven. In this world there is neither desire nor form; common people cannot see the people in this world, who can be seen only by Perfect Men ( 真人 Zhenren ).
The Four Pure Heavens ( 四梵天 Sifantian ) are also called the Four Heavens of the Seed People ( 種民 Zhongmin ), from the Taixu Wushang Changrong Heaven to the Taiji Pingyu Jiayi Heaven. They are called the Four Heavens of the Seed People because those who enter this realm have already escaped from the cycle of reincarnations; at the time of a kalpa, they do not die but become the seeds of the people of the next kalpa. The Three Pristine Heavens are also called the Three Pristine Realms ( 三清境 Sanqing Jing ), and are governed by the Supreme Venerable Sovereign ( 元始天尊 Yuanshi Tianzun ). The Great Overarching Heaven is above all other Heavens and englobes the entire universe. It is infinite, and contains the Jade Capital Mountain ( 玉京山 Yujing Shan ) where the Primeval Lord of Heaven ( 太上老君 Taishang Laojun ) resides. Outside of the Three Worlds, everything is pure Vital Breath of Dao. All is formless and invisible; it is the abode of the Immortals ( 神仙 Shenxian ). When they unite together they become forms; when they disperse they become Vital Breath; self-dependent, they wander about unfettered. In the Great Overarching Heaven, all is Pure Vital Breath ( 道氣 Daoqi ). The Highest level of Cultivation of Immortality is the level of the Golden Immortality ( 金仙 Jinxian ) of the Great Overarching Heaven.
General Wuxia Term
Dao (道 dào) – the origin and source of all things. It can be translated in many different ways, including The Way / Road / Path / Method. According to Daoism, it is the absolute principle underlying the universe, combining within itself the principles of Yin and Yang and signifying the way, or code of behavior, that is in harmony with the natural order. In these novels, characters often try to gain insights into the Dao, which can give them supernatural powers or even control over the natural world.
Here, the Heavenly Dao refers to the consciousness and operating laws that covers all the 3 Realms and 36 Heavens, including the Great Overarching Heavens above all other Heavens and that which englobes the entire universe. This aims to integrate users as incarnations/avatars of the Heavenly Dao, with all the privileges that will entail.
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