The Buddhist Cosmology:
There are many facts explained in Dhamma with regards to the
existence and the universe. If we talk about galaxies described in Dhamma it is
like this.
We already know about the 31 planes of existence. Each set
of 31 planes has a sun and moon to give light to them. And it is known as a
"World Component (Loka Dhãthuwa)"… or we say it as a Galaxy which
include 31 planes.
1000 of world component are known as "Thousand Worlds
component / 1000 Galaxies" (Sahasshri Loka Dhãthuwa) also named as Chulani
World Component.
This kind of "Thousand worlds component" multiply
by 1000 again and we get "Ten thousand Worlds component / Ten thousand
galaxies" (Dwi sahasshri loka Dhãthuwa) and also known as "middle
world component"
And then when we multiply the middle world component by 1000
again we get the "Great World component also known as Thrisahasshri Loka
Dhãthuwa"
And person with miraculous powers comes from Jhana or
absorption can understand up to Thousand World component / 1000 Galaxies which
call as Sahasshri Loka Dhãthuwa / Chulani World Component. If they want they
can communicate to the beings in this 1000 world component/ galaxies.
Samma Sambuddha has the power to preach or even visit &
give an effect of Dhamma up to "Great World Component / Great
Galaxy". Some of the chanting (pirith) are known to be spread around all
these galaxies. And there were some miraculous things happen in all these
galaxies in many ways when some special things happen with regards to the Samma
Sambuddhas. In Dhamma we get an idiom to express how vast is this universe. It
says,
"If one took mustard seeds which can filled the
millions of galaxies and start to walk by giving each mustard seed to each
galaxy one by one still the mustard seeds will be finish but not the number of
galaxies finishes"
May all beings be well and happy & attain the fruits of
Nibbana.
Suranda Weediyage
BA, Tripitakachariya, Dip in Pali/ Buddhism (Pali & Buddhist University of Sri Lanka), HNDBF,
surandalk@gmail.com
http://www.thebuddhadhamma.wordpress.com
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