The document describes 6 realms of spiritual existence: the Heaven, Human, Asura, Hungry Ghost, Animal, and Hell realms. Each realm is associated with different characteristics based on karma - the Heaven realm is for devas, the Human realm is for humans, the Asura realm is for those with wrath and pride who love war, the Hungry Ghost realm is for those obsessed with desires, the Animal realm is where ignorant people are reborn, and the Hell realm punishes those with extremely negative karma.