Sugati

sugati (T. bde ’gro; C. shanqu; J. zenshu; K. sŏnch’wi 善趣). Literally, “good destiny,” "fortunate destiny," etc. Commonly translated as "higher realms".

Sugati (or "higher realms") refers to fortunate rebirth destinies (gati) within Buddhist cosmology.

Buddhist cosmology typically speaks of six rebirth destinies, of which:

• two or three are considered fortunate rebirth destinies (sugati), and
• three or four are considered unfortunate rebirth destinies (durgati), a.k.a "lower realms."

The fortunate destinies (sugati) are:

• devas
• humans (manuṣya)
• and sometimes asuras are included in this category

The unfortunate destinies (durgati) are:

• pretas
• animals
• hell beings
• and sometimes asuras are included in this category