Sagga [Vedic svarga, svar+ga] 1. heaven, the next world, popularly conceived as a place of happiness and long life (cp. the pop. etym. of "suṭṭhu -- aggattā sagga" PvA 9; "rūpādīhi visayehi suṭṭhu aggo ti saggo" Vism 427); usually the kām'âvacara -- devaloka, sometimes also the 26 heavens (ThA 74). Sometimes as sagga ṭhāna (cp. ˚loka), e. g. J vi.210. -- Vin i.223; D ii.86; iii.52, 146 sq.; M i.22, 483; S i.12; A i.55 sq., 292 sq.; ii.83 sq.; iii.244, 253 sq.; iv.81; v.135 sq.; Sn 224 (loc. pl. saggesu); It 14; Pv i.13; Vism 103, 199.

-- âpāya heaven and hell Th 2, 63; Sn 647. -- ārohaṇa ( -- sopāna) (the stairs) leading to heaven (something like Jacob's ladder) Vism 10. -- kathā discourse or talk about heaven Vin i.15 (cp. anupubbikathā) -- kāya the heavenly assembly (of the gods) J vi.573. -- dvāra heaven's gate Vism 57. -- patha=sagga J i.256. -- pada heavenly region, heaven J ii.5; iv.272 (=saggaloka). -- magga the way to heaven J vi.287; DhA i.4. -- loka the heavenworld M i.73; J iv.272. -- saŋvattanika leading to heaven D iii.66.