Rikudo

My name is Yoshida Toshihide from the Soto sect.

Rokudō has six categories of lost worlds. In Buddhism, those in the lost world are thought to be reincarnated in these 6 worlds (six ways) through repeated life and death.
Specifically
Tenjo
Human
Shura
damn it
Gaki
infernal
It points to.
In Buddhism, this lost world of the six paths is called the Realm of Desire. In Buddhist doctrine, it is explained as an example showing a state of mind, such as the results of ascetic practices or a stable state of mind. In the process of creating sutras and explaining doctrines, it came to be explained as a world to go to after death.
Furthermore, in India, Enma Daiou is called Yama, the first person to go to the world after death, and is regarded as the king of the world after death. King Enma, who we are familiar with, is influenced by Chinese culture, and has been downgraded not to the king of the underworld, but to the judge of the underworld.

I'll just give you an overview. Depending on the era, region, and culture, the meaning and understanding of the Rikudo may differ slightly. If you have any additional questions about the orchard's points, we will answer them to the extent possible.

These are mental “states of suffering,” and I think they are expressed by dividing the unsaved state of mind into 6 parts in an easy-to-understand manner.
The following is an interpretation and explanation of the Watakushi style, so it's rough.

This heart, where unbearable suffering lasts forever, is called the world of hell.
The human path, the mind that commits inhumane acts that are out of reason, is called the Animal Realm.
An ego-gluttonous heart that only thinks about oneself and doesn't care about others is called a hungry ghost world.
A heart burning with anger that compares and fights with others is called the Shura world.
A lost heart that is bound by thoughts and notions and doesn't know the truth is called the human world.
A heart that does not know satisfaction and falls into suffering again, even if it is a life without success, honor, or any inconvenience is called the heavenly world.

It seems that even in the heavenly world, you will eventually fall into suffering, which is a solution in Buddhism. The goal was not reached. Spending time mischievously without knowing how to really feel at ease (Buddhism) is the Rikudo Reincarnation.
There is also a theory that the story of Buddha being born and taking 7 steps is a symbol of moving away from this way of reincarnating and looping through the six paths and seeking a way of life that takes the first step, progresses further, and is liberated.
Those of us living in modern society are probably the repetition of an infinite loop of one joy and one disappointment, a six-way reincarnation.
That's why we should break away from those shackles, learn about ourselves, and live a way of life where we can be saved from our own thoughts. That's why the temple's doors are open. Please go through this gate and walk the Buddha's path.
Unraveling the six paths is easy. All you have to do is break free from yourself and boil down to revealing your own truth.
“There is an easy way to become a Buddha; it doesn't create various evils; it doesn't have a heart that is obsessed with life or death; it has a deep sense of mercy for sentient beings, respects our ancestors, has pity on those who live in later generations, and has no heart that dislikes anything; it is definitely not bound by the heart of good and evil, not bound by the mind itself, and no heart of sorrow; this is called Buddha.”
(Translated from Dōgen Zenshi: Life and Death)

　The answers given by Mr. Yoshida and Mr. Tange are exemplary answers. Recently, the more I read books by various scholars, the more I understood the Buddha's story.
I thought the caste system that still prevails in India = the six ways. Buddha had a very strong sense of human rights at the time, and he wanted to somehow free people from the suffering of the caste system, and when he directly criticized the caste system, Brahmins blamed him, so I think he was expressed by changing his worldview like this. I think liberation can also be thought of as liberation from the caste system.
India's caste system is a system created by the Brahmin religion, so the only way to be free from this suffering is to go into exile or become a refugee abroad, or abandon the Brahmin religion. By creating an emerging religion called Buddhism, I think Buddha gathered many disciples and followers using the catchphrase “If you join here, you will be freed from the caste system”?

Orchard-sama

This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is a humble answer to the question.

The “six ways” or “after death” have been dealt with in the following questions until now, but basically, “the six ways” are regarded as a symbolic and representative classification in the form of mind (inheritance). If you broadly divide the state of mind, it is roughly classified into these six categories, and of course, I hope you can consider that there are a lot of differences depending on each in detail. Anyway, as long as it's in the Rikudo, it's still a world of loss and suffering. I want to walk through a certain Buddhism and escape from this world of lost and tormented reincarnation.

Question “I've come to think that the Rikudo are in this world.”
http://blog.livedoor.jp/hasunoha_kawaguchi/archives/1002981190.html

http://blog.livedoor.jp/hasunoha_kawaguchi/tag/死後

Question “When you die, you go to hell”
http://blog.livedoor.jp/hasunoha_kawaguchi/archives/1002942649.html

Question “I think about death”
http://blog.livedoor.jp/hasunoha_kawaguchi/archives/1002969793.html

“... In Buddhism, there is a difficult idea called karma theory and reincarnation theory, and assuming that the mind (inheritance) continues even after the death of this physical body, it is not regarded as “death = end.” The question is whether that heart (inheritance) will continue even after death. Depending on the state of mind (inheritance), the next state after death will be determined (strictly speaking, karma and karma are greatly related). Typical examples include heaven, man, shura, beast, ghost, and hell as the six ways, but this is just one symbolic and representative category in the form of heart (inheritance). In any case, as long as we are in reincarnation, there is no change in being lost and in suffering. In order to move away from this cycle of hesitation and suffering, it is hoped that people will not do bad deeds, work hard for good deeds, keep their mind clean, and walk a sure path of Buddhism. ・・”

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho