ɪnðə sˈɛns ʌv "ɐ bˈiːɪŋ ʌvðə ", ðə tˈɜːm bɹˈɑːmə mˈeɪ biː ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tuː , ɐ tˈɜːm ɹᵻfˈɜːɹɪŋ tə ðə mˈɛdᵻtˌeɪɾɪv stˈeɪts ɐtʃˈiːvd θɹuː ðə fˈoːɹ , wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ ʃˈɛɹd baɪ ðɪ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts ʌvðə ɹˌuːpɐdhˈɑːɾuː.
In the sense of "a being of the ", the term Brahmā may be related to , a term referring to the meditative states achieved through the four , which are shared by the inhabitants of the Rūpadhātu.