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The Six Paths in Buddhist cosmology are the six worlds where sentient beings are reincarnated based on their karma, which is linked to their actions in previous lives. These paths are depicted in the Bhavacakra ("wheel of existence"). The six paths are:

the world of gods or celestial beings (deva) the world of human beings (manushya) the world of warlike demigods (asura) the world of animals (tiryagyoni) the world of hungry ghosts (preta) the world of Hell (naraka)

The first three paths are known as "the three benevolent destinies" (kuśalagati), where beings experience varying degrees of virtue, pleasure, and pain. The last three paths are referred to as the three unbenevolent destinies (akuśalagati), where beings lack virtue and suffer predominantly. Typically, we as human beings only perceive the animals around us. The first Buddhist texts mention only five paths without distinguishing between the paths of deva and asura. Moreover not all texts acknowledge the world of asura. In Japan, the monk Genshin even inexplicably places the path of humans below that of the asuras.

The elements forming karma are constituted in bodily, oral or mental volitional acts. The chain of transmigration due to the Three Poisons (hatred, greed, ignorance), of which ignorance (avidyā) of the ultimate truth (Sanskrit: paramārtha; Chinese: zhēndì 真谛) or the true law (Sanskrit: saddharma, सद्धर्म, correct law; Chinese: miàofǎ, 妙法, marvelous law) is generally presented as the source of reincarnation in the three non-benevolent destinies.

Early Buddhist descriptions divided the psychocosmic universe into three "worlds": the kāma-loka ("world of desire"), rūpa-loka ("world of form") and arūpa-loka (""world of non-form"). The kāma-loka dealt with the daily psychological possibilities of humans and was divided into five above mentioned worlds with the exception of the asura realm.

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Title	Speaker	Date
Segaki Ceremony Serial: TL-00678 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Six Realms, Ceremony, Zoom, Chanting	Taigen Dan Leighton	Oct 25 2020 Zoom
What Do You Call The World Bodhidharma, Book of Serenity, Conversation, Mindfulness, New Year, Six Realms,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Sep 19 2020
Public Dokusan 6 Six Realms, Teacher-and-Student, Nirvana, Politics, Zoom, Doubt, War, Sangha, Dragons...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 14 2020
The Fox Koan and Responding Helpfully to Cause and Effect Serial: TL-00670 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Fox, Funeral, Six Realms, Intention, Book of Serenity	Taigen Dan Leighton	Jul 13 2020 Zoom
The Six Destines as a New Paradigm for Medieval Japanese Buddhism, and Creative Playful Adjustments Serial: TL-00613 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Six Realms, Offering, Yogachara, Evil, Religion	Taigen Dan Leighton	Oct 28 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
The Mutual Influence of the Environment and Awakening Self Serial: TL-00611 ADZG Sesshin Talk, Dharma Talk Letting Go, Liberation, Six Realms, Posture, Repentance	Taigen Dan Leighton	Oct 20 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Zenki and Shoji Class 4 Serial: BZ-02682 PP Class 4 Birth-and-Death, Four Noble Truths, Impermanence, Lay, Monastic Practice, Platform...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jun 06 2019
Shoji: Birth and Death Serial: BZ-02676 PP Class 1 Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Fox, Impermanence, Liberation, Nirvana, Platform...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 16 2019
Calling Out Hungry Ghosts Culture, Demons, Liberation, Mahayana, Peace, Six Realms	Hozan Alan Senauke	Oct 27 2018
Jizo: Witnessing Practice and the Marginal Persons Serial: TL-00518 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Ceremony, Humility, Practice Period, Six Realms	Taigen Dan Leighton	Apr 29 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Practicing with Jizo Bodhisattva Dharma Transmission, Evil, Karma, Mahayana, Offering, Priest, Six Realms, Vow, War...	Gerry Oliva	Oct 08 2016
Five Hindrances and Seven Factors of Enlightenment Serial: BZ-02494 Class 1 Doubt, Emotions, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Heart Sutra, Hindrances,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Aug 25 2016
Seijiki Culture, Demons, Forgiveness, Fox, Offering, Renewal, Samsara, Six Realms,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 31 2015
Mountains and Water Sutra for St. Patrick's Day Serial: TL-00325 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Liberation, Six Realms, Practice Period, Doubt, Funeral	Taigen Dan Leighton	Mar 16 2014 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Genjo Koan - Section 10B-Part-1 Serial: BZ-02248 Firewood and Ash, Sesshin Day 3 Birth-and-Death, Impermanence, Dogen, Birth-and-Death, Three Treasures, Six Realms,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 22 2012 Berkeley Zen Center
To Study the Way is to Study the Self Serial: BZ-02246 The Self and Myriad Dharmas, Sesshin Day 1 Enlightenment, Five Ranks, Nishiari Bokusan, Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Intimacy,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 20 2012 Berkeley Zen Center
Denkoroku Serial: BZ-02158 Kabimora Daiosho -The Thirteenth Ancestor, Sesshin Day 1, part 2 of 4 Soto Zen, Transmission of Light, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Culture, Demons,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 19 2011 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing Three Thousand Worlds in a single Thought-moment Serial: TL-00197 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Lotus Sutra, Patience, Six Realms, Mindfulness, Religion	Taigen Dan Leighton	Nov 09 2009 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Platform Sutra: Saving Beings in Our Own Mind Serial: BZ-01447 Rohatsu, Day 6 Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bodhisattva Precepts, Dependent Origination, Ordination,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Dec 12 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Saving Beings In Our Own Mind Serial: BZ-02009 Rohatsu Day Six Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bodhisattva Precepts, Dependent Origination, Ordination,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Dec 12 2008
Platform Sutra: Saving Beings of Our Own Mind Serial: BZ-01082 Rohatsu, Day 6, side B Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bodhisattva Precepts, Dependent Origination, Ordination,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Dec 12 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Seijiki Ceremony - Relating to Death and Dying Serial: SF-00029 Heading into winter; what is the most important thing at the end of your life? taking refuge; how are we also hungry ghosts; six realms. Ceremony, Six Realms, Death-and-Dying, Offering, Vow, Ordination, Sangha, Emptiness,...	Meiya Wender	Oct 29 2006
Trip to Japan: Jizos for Peace Serial: BZ-01343 Saturday Lecture Peace, War, Vow, Six Realms, Avalokitesvara, Bell, Soto Zen, Chanting, Conversation,...	Jisan Tova Green	Aug 27 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Wheel of Birth and Death Serial: SF-00969 Sunday Lecture: Children's stories: earth moving around the sun is one year; "stone soup"; thinking and not thinking; Tibetan wheel of birth and death - six realms, twelve-fold... Peace, Dependent Origination, Six Realms, Demons, Birth-and-Death, Liberation,...	Fu Schroeder	Apr 10 2005 Green Gulch Farm
Salvation Serial: BZ-01295 Saving All Beings in Our Zen Practice, Rohatsu Day 5 Attachment, Dependent Origination, Emotions, Heart Sutra, Impermanence, Platform...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Dec 03 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Sesshin Lecture Serial: SF-03545 First Sesshin, Zendo Lecture Ceremony, Offering, Lotus Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Chanting, Branching Streams, Karma,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Oct 29 2004 Tassajara
Heaven and Hell and Nirvana Serial: BZ-01566 Saturday Lecture Nirvana, Six Realms, Karmic Consequences, Nirvana, Impermanence, Karma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 16 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Bendowa Serial: BZ-01253 Saturday Lecture Bendowa, Repentance, Samadhi, Six Realms, Offering, Oneness, Lineage, Demons, Rinzai...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 06 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Sesshin Lecture Vow, Causation, Faith, Six Realms, Passions, Bell, New Year, confusion, Birth-and-...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Dec 06 2003 Green Gulch Farm
Fukanzazengi Serial: BZ-01017A Class 4 of 4 Dharma Transmission, Dragons, Absolute-and-Relative, Transmission, Discrimination,...	Doug Greiner	Nov 20 2003 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Karma: Nuclear Weapons Serial: BZ-01353 One-Day Sitting Karma, War, Politics, Karma, Building, Demons, Six Realms, Don't Know Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 09 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddhism and War Serial: BZ-00133B The Six Realms and What Bodhisattvas Do in Each One, Saturday Lecture Buddhism, War, Bodhisattva, Six Realms, War, Demons, Greed, Peace, Current Events,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 22 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Nirvana Serial: BZ-00132A Saturday Lecture Nirvana, Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Attachment, Zazen Mind, Six Realms, Passions...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 08 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Basic Buddhism: Refuges, Marks, Poisons Serial: BZ-00465 Class 2 of 4 Four Noble Truths, Greed, Hate, Sangha, Six Realms, Religion, Doubt, Absolute-and-...	David Weinberg, Ann Kennedy	Feb 27 2003 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Unity of Mind and Reality Continuous Practice, Desire, Separation, Six Realms	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 20 2003
Instructions for the Cook: Tenzo Kyokun Serial: BZ-00453 Class 5 of 5 Teacher-and-Student, Six Realms, Demons, Continuous Practice, Big Mind, Karmic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 13 2002 5 Berkeley Zen Center
June 13th, 2002, Serial No. 01014, Side A Teacher-and-Student, Six Realms, Demons, Big Mind, Karmic Consequences, Continuous...		Jun 13 2002
Four Noble Truths: Causes of Suffering Serial: BZ-00469 Class 2 of 4 Karma, Birth-and-Death, Attachment, Six Realms, Precepts, Renewal, Nirvana,...	Mary Mocine	Mar 21 2002 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Birth and Death: Dogen’s Zenki and Shoji Serial: BZ-00486 Class 4 of 4 Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Hate, Samsara, Darkness-and-Light, Six...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 30 2000 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Sunday Lecture Realization, Practice Period, Buddha Ancestors, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony, Big Mind,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Oct 29 2000 Green Gulch Farm
Consciousness Transformed by Triple Tantra Consciousness, Practice, Six Realms		Oct 04 2000
Codependent Chain of Origination: Why We Sit Serial: BZ-00082B Sesshin Day 2 Dependent Origination, Zazen, Dependent Origination, Birth-and-Death, Attachment, Ego...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Sesshin Lecture Six Realms, Practice Period, Karma, Suzuki Roshi, Three Treasures, Buddha Mind,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Apr 15 2000 Green Gulch Farm
Wednesday Lecture Six Realms, Suzuki Roshi, Right Effort, Enemies, Equanimity, Right Speech, Happiness...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Mar 15 2000 Green Gulch Farm
January Practice Period Class Heart Sutra, Duality, Non-duality, Four Noble Truths, Six Realms, Liberation, Two...	Fu Schroeder	Jan 19 2000 Green Gulch Farm
The Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00923 Class 3 of 5 Heart Sutra, Oneness, Mahayana, Four Noble Truths, Six Realms, Interview, Bodhisattva...	Ross Blum	Jul 22 1999 3 Berkeley Zen Center
One-day Sitting Lecture Faith, Buddha Nature, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Ceremony, Non-duality, Equanimity, Six...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Jul 17 1999 Green Gulch Farm
The Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00925 Class 1 of 5 Heart Sutra, Six Realms, Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Four Noble Truths, Doubt, Mindfulness...	Ross Blum	Jul 08 1999 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Lotus Sutra Serial: BZ-00836 The first in a series of five classes on the Lotus Sutra taught by Ryuei Michael McCormick, a teacher in the Nichiren tradition, and sponsored by Maylie Scott. ... Lotus Sutra, Sixth Patriarch, Four Noble Truths, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Buddha Nature...	Ryuei Michael McCormick	Apr 01 1999 1 of 5 Berkeley Zen Center

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