Answer: Each Heaven realm has a king who rules over it, known as the Lord of the Heaven. In the higher Heaven realms, the role of those Lords is less prominent because most Celestial Beings are already very enlightened, virtuous, and self-disciplined, requiring no supervision.
Most religions in the world believe in a single Lord of Heaven because they think there is only one Heaven realm. In reality, there are many Lords of Heaven, each ruling over a level of the Heaven realm.
Religions also often believe that the King of Heaven is the supreme One who created everything, including the heavens, earth, all beings, life itself, and the fate of every individual. Because they believe that there is only one omnipotent God who created everything, the only way is to pray to the Lord for blessings.
Some philosophical schools oppose this belief, arguing that if God created everything, then God also created suffering, war, disease, disasters, tsunamis, separation, grief and death. They find this illogical and believe that the only way is to create one’s own destiny.
Buddhism views the Kings of Heaven differently. The Kings of Heaven are Celestial Beings with great merit and virtue, and a long lifespan, who rule over the Heaven realm and also oversee the Human realm. These Lords do not create everything but govern all, striving to guide humans and Celestial Beings toward the best possible path. This perspective is more reasonable and gentle.
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