The water gradually dried up and decreased until it reached the top of the Meru mountain, where the Tavatimsa celestial realm was located. The place where the Meru mountain would be was very muddy. It was like a mixture of soil and water. It gradually became muddy, and over time it became a large mudstone. … Read more
The period of the world’s existence (samvatthaya kapa) The Buddha taught in the Abhidhamma that when the universe (world) was destroyed, only the lower Brahma realms were destroyed, while the upper realms were not destroyed, and that these Brahma realms were very long-lived. Therefore, it is understood that the entire universe (world) was not destroyed, … Read more
More than 2,500 years ago, Gautama Buddha explained the destruction of the universe and the emergence of a new world. It is surprising to see that the destruction and emergence of the universe as taught by the Buddha are very similar to the ideas and thoughts of today’s scientists. With his omniscience, the Buddha explained … Read more
The Buddha’s view of the universe,the Buddha made a very broad statement about this universe: “The world is not self-existent, The world is not self-existent, O monk, not self-existent, nor self-existent. Yamsinta, ummadassa, viyata, abvavissa, “Monks…it is not proper to contemplate the existence of the world (universe) that is, the moon, or “It is only … Read more
The planet Earth, where humans live, is round, slightly concave at the South and North Poles, and tilted at the Equator (the path of the sun). It rotates on an axis that passes through the South and North. Because of this rotation, there are periods of day and night. For example, in Myanmar, it is … Read more
It presents itself as an endlessly vast sum of processes. Where there is a process there is happening. Where something happens, there adequate causes are demanded. Every attempt to comprehend adequate causes leads backwards in endless series, since each cause comprehended is something which itself in turn demands an adequate cause, and so on backwards … Read more
An actuality, which we designate by the collective name of “world.” The untutored person and the thinker alike make use of the same expression. This latter is indifferent, acquiring a definite meaning only with reference to a particular explanation that is, with reference to a view of the world. The impulse to explain actuality, the … Read more