Sattāvāsa: Nava sattāvāsa: '9 abodes of beings'. In the sutta-texts e.g. D. 33; A.IX, 24 9 such abodes are mentioned: There are, o Bhikkhus, 9 abodes of beings, namely: 1. * There are beings who are different in body and different in perception, such as the human beings, some divine beings, and some beings living in the world of suffering vinipātika. 2. * There are beings who are different in body but equal in perception, such as the first-born gods of the Brahma-world i.e. at the beginning of each new world-construction; s. deva II. 3. * There are beings who are equal in body but different in perception, such as the Radiant Gods ābhassara see: deva II. 4. * There are beings who are equal in body and equal in perception, such as the All-Illuminating Gods subha-kinha see: