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Abhasvara (Sanskrit) (from a near to, towards + the verbal root bhas to shine upon, illuminate). In Buddhism, it is the name of a heaven.

In Hindu mythology , Abhaswaras is a class of deities. They are sixty-four in number and their nature is not well known. It is described that they are "demigods representing a certain cycle of manifestation and the active phase of the evolutionary process set in motion by an act of will of Brahman, who remains transcendent while emanating forth the world"^{[citation needed]}

While Dawson in his Hindu Encyclopaedia does not offer more information, it is known that they are one of the nine Gana deities:

Adityas
Viswas or Viswe-devas
Vasus
Tushitas
Abhaswaras
Anilas
Maharajikas
Sadhyas
Rudras

These inferior deities are attendant upon Siva, and under the command of Ganesa. They dwell on Gana-parvata, i.e., Kailasa.

However, Guru Granth Sahib gives the following information:

"The Ganas, Gandharvas, Siddhas and saints [...] are engaged in uttering the infinite Praises of the Unapproachable and Unfathomabable'"^[1]

The Ganas and Gandharvas were emancipated through the remembrance of the Name of the Lord.....^[2]

Ganas or Gana-Devatas are the troops of deities. Nine classes of Ganas are Adityas, Viswe-devas, Vasus, Tushitas, Abhaswaras, Anilas, Maharajikas, Sadhyas and Rudras. These are inferior deities and are attendant upon god Shiva. The Lord of these Ganas is Ganesha (or Gana-pati), who, according to one legend, sprang from the scurf of the body of Parvati; and who is the god of wisdom and remover of obstacles.^[3]^[4]