Etymology

kamaloka

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Today it means: According to the theosophy of Helena Blavatsky: a semi-material plane of existence, subjective and invisible to humans, inhabited by disembodied personalities created from human and animal passions and desires. Full definition →

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The story

Transliteration of Pali kāmaloka, from kāma (“desire, passion, lust”) + loka (“world”).

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