Samuel Beal 
Catena of Buddhist Scriptures From the Chinese [PDF ebook] 

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The palace of the Sun — The palace of the Moon — Ou the variable splen dour of sun and moon — Ou the palace of the Star Devas — Ou birth in the Paradise of the Devas — On the conduct leading to such birth — The thirty-three Heavens — The Karma that leads to birth in these Heavens — A consecutive account of the three worlds — The size and longevity of the Devas — The Karma that leads to birth among these Devas — The comparative lustre of the bodies of Devas and men — The relative purity of food — The three worlds and the nine earths — Re specting the Lord of the Devas — The four divisions of Dhyana Heavens — The occupants of the Heavens — General summary-the five marks of decadence — Ou the way the heart generates the six.