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the 'Pure Abodes', are a group of 5 heavens
belonging to the fine-material world (rūpa-loka, s. loka), where
only the Non-returners (s. anāgāmī, q.v.) are reborn, and in which
they attain Arahatship and Nibbāna (ariya-puggala).
The names of the
inhabitants of these Pure Abodes are: Āviha, Ātappa, Sudassa, Sudassī,
Akanittha. Cf. anāgāmī.

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