1. light, daylight; luster, brightness.
2. insight, vision; the light of knowledge, awakening.

without vision or insight; without light, without a light

apalokana-kamma

neuter a (formal) act (of the saṅgha) giving permission or approval.

~ā. feminine looking for approval or permission.

1. looks towards; looks back; looks to, considers.
2. looks to for approval, consults; asks permission; asks or takes leave

looks at, regards; looks back

the world of the gods; a sphere of the gods.

leading to the world of the devas.

this world, this existence

the world of living beings.

kind of tree, Bauhinia variegata; one of the trees in the devaloka.

1. existence in a kāmaloka; existence subject to sensual experience and desire.
2. (according to commentaries) sensual desire and existence

who is kept from the brahma world.

shining, radiant; (m.pl.) (the name of a class of gods inhabiting one of the rūpabrahmalokas.

giving light

light-giving, illuminitating

pervasion or pervading with light or insight

window; an opening to let the light in; shutters

looks at; looks forward