Sagga
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.--saṁvattanika leading to heaven D.III,66.(Page 662)