六道

Alternate reading for 六道 (ろくどう, rokudō).

地獄道 (じごくどう, jigokudō): hell

餓鬼道 (がきどう, gakidō): life in starvation (one of the Buddhist hells)

畜生道 (ちくしょうどう, chikushōdō): life as a beast

人間道 (にんげんどう, ningendō) / 人道 (にんどう, nindō): life as a human

阿修羅道 (あしゅらどう, ashuradō): life as a demigod

天上 (てんじょう, tenjō): heaven

Note that the Theravada Buddhist tradition only recognizes five planes of existence, as Theravada does not distinguish between the ashura and heaven planes.