From Dahui's Shobogenzo, translated by Cleary:
Question: “The heaven of thirty-three deities is above the sun and moon; in the fourth meditation there are no disasters of wind or fire; at Sanjiao the cart of an iron ox is ridden, at Linru the seal of complete presentation is gripped; a monkey has an ancient mirror, a cat has spiritual radiance reaching ten thousand miles—who is it that directly understands?”
Mingsong said, “In the morning he looks southeast, in the evening he looks northwest.”
Yang said, “Cats and cows do know of existence.”
Mingsong said, “Fatally stuck in reeds on a grave.”
Li said, “Heating an oil pot in the moonlight.”
Mingsong said, “A stone man’s belt.”
Guanghui Lian said, “Straw sandal Chan, Diamond Zhou.”
Fenyang Zhao said, “Pleated Robe again meets Hu the Nail.”
Dahui said, “A small excursion, a big meeting.”
Note:
This was the first time I've met the thirty-three deities. What a big meeting, I hope I don't have awkward encounters where I've forgotten names...
From Wikipedia:
The 33 are:
Eight Vasus (deities of material elements) – Dyauṣ "Sky", Pṛthivī "Earth", Vāyu "Wind", Agni "Fire", Nakṣatra "Stars", Antarikṣa "Atmosphere" or "Space", Sūrya "Sun", Chandra "Moon"
Twelve Ādityas (personified deities) – Vishnu, Aryaman, Indra (Śakra), Tvāṣṭṛ, Varuṇa, Bhaga, Savitṛ, Vivasvat, Aṃśa, Mitra, Pūṣan, Dakṣa. This list sometimes varies in particulars.
Eleven Rudras, consisting of:
Five abstractions – Ānanda "bliss", Vijñāna "knowledge", Manas "thought", Prāṇa "breath" or "life", Vāc "speech",
Five names of Śiva – Īśāna "revealing grace", Tatpuruṣa "concealing grace", Aghora "dissolution/rejuvenation", Vāmadeva "preserving aspect", Sadyojāta "born at once"
Ātmā "self"
Interesting. The word trāyastriṃśa is an adjective formed from the numeral trayastriṃśat, "33" and can be translated in English as "belonging to the thirty-three [devas]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C4%81yastri%E1%B9%83%C5%9Ba:
The Trāyastriṃśa heaven is the second of the heavens of the Kāmadhātu, just above Catumaharajika or the realm of the Four Heavenly Kings, and is the highest of the heavens that maintains a physical connection with the rest of the world. Trāyastriṃśa is located on the peak of Sumeru, the central mountain of the world, at a height of 80 yojanas (perhaps about 400,000 miles); the total area of the heaven is 80 yojanas square. This heaven is therefore comparable to the Greek Mount Olympus in some respects.
The realm of the four heavenly kings are Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) (he who hears everything), Virūḍhaka (he who causes to grow), Dhṛtarāṣṭra (he who upholds the realm), and Virūpākṣa (he who sees all).
Submitted December 21, 2018 at 10:55AM by Dillon123 http://bit.ly/2PS83wI
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