[[cosmos-cosmography]]
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|**Location**| **Beings** |
|-|-| - |
upper | divine | [[world]]
middle | human | [[world]]
lower | ancestors | [[world]]
linked together by the [[axis-mundi]]
## Indic
World of Men (Manusya-Lokah)
World of the Ancestors (Pitr-Lokah),
World of Gods (Deva-Loka)
‘Bhumi’ (‘Earth’)
‘Antariksa’ (‘Mid-Atmosphere’)
‘Dyau’ (‘Bright/Shining Sky’ / ‘Heaven’)
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad I 5 16 & V 1 14