Buddhist cosmology is the description of the shape and evolution of the Universe according to Buddhist scriptures and commentaries. It consists of a temporal...

karma, or ethical and unethical actions. The Hindu cosmology, like the Buddhist and Jain cosmology, considers all existence as cyclic. With its ancient...

Mahāmeru, is the sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology and is considered to be the centre of all the physical, metaphysical...

Jainism, as well as early Buddhist texts. The concept of three worlds has a number of different interpretations in Hindu cosmology. Traditionally, the three...

Samsara, there is not the slightest difference between the two." Buddhist cosmology typically identifies six realms of rebirth and existence: gods, demi-gods...

Naraka (Sanskrit: नरक; Pali: 𑀦𑀺𑀭𑀬 Niraya) is a term in Buddhist cosmology usually referred to in English as "hell" (or "hell realm") or "purgatory"...

and the six dimensions or classes of beings in the Bhavachakra. In Buddhist cosmology, Kama-Loka, Rupa-Loka, Arupa-Loka are the realms that are inhabited...

most detailed geography is that described in the Vāyu Purāṇa. The Buddhist cosmology divides the bhūmaṇḍala (circle of the earth) into three separate levels:...

ruler of the Brahma World (Brahmaloka) in the Buddhist cosmology. He is considered the protector of Buddhist teachings (Pali: Dhammapala; Sanskrit: Dharmapala)...

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Pali Tāvatiṃsa) heaven is an important world of the devas in the Buddhist cosmology. The word trāyastriṃśa is an adjective formed from the numeral trayastriṃśat...

equate to the four cardinal directions and seasons. According to their cosmology, all living things go through this cycle. Mbûngi represents aether and...

the Brahmaloka, one of the highest realms in Buddhist cosmology. Brahma is generally represented in Buddhist culture as a god with four faces and four arms...

The Six Paths in Buddhist cosmology are the six worlds where sentient beings are reincarnated based on their karma, which is linked to their actions in...

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Shinbutsu-shūgō Yidam Buddhist Cosmology Susan Elbaum Jootla: "Teacher of the Devas", The Wheel Publication No. 414/416, Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society...

Implications of Tantric Buddhist Ritual". Journal of Buddhist Ethics. 14: 238–271. Sadakata, Akira (1997). Buddhist Cosmology: Philosophy and Origins...

transference, rebirth, and karma, Buddhist cosmology (including the existence of pure lands and hells), etc. Traditional Buddhist ethical views regarding social...

who, in various legends, are often said to be Mara's daughters. In Buddhist cosmology, Mara is associated with death, rebirth and desire. Nyanaponika Thera...

A kalpa is a long period of time (aeon) in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, generally between the creation and recreation of a world or universe. Kalpa (Sanskrit:...

perception, theories of time and space and Buddhist cosmology. Apart from teaching Buddhist philosophy, medieval Buddhist universities such as Nālandā (in modern...

Vajradhara and Samantabhadra Buddha are cognate deities in Tibetan Buddhist cosmology with different names, attributes, appearances and iconography. Both...

(Pāli) or Kangrinboqe) is the name of the central world-mountain in Buddhist cosmology. Etymologically, the proper name of the mountain is Meru (Pāli Meru)...

include the sense bases and their respective modes of consciousness. In Buddhist cosmology, the desire realm is often described as being composed of four continents...

natural laws or dao. He is often identified with Śakra in Chinese Buddhist cosmology and identified with Yu the Great in Chinese mythology. The Jade Emperor...

सक्क Sakka) is the ruler of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven according to Buddhist cosmology. He is also referred to by the title "Śakra, Lord of the Devas" (Sanskrit:...

trailokya or three realms (Sanskrit: धातु, dhātu, Tibetan: khams) in Buddhist cosmology into which a being caught in saṃsāra may be reborn. The other two...

Cosmology of Kyoto (京都千年物語, Kyoto Sennen Monogatari, lit. "Kyoto Thousand-Year Story") is an adventure game developed by Softedge and published by Yano...

the "co-penetration of the ten worlds." The ten realms are part of Buddhist cosmology and consist of four higher realms and six lower realms derived from...

alongside Buddhist practices. He is regarded as the deity of good fortune and protection. The concept of Brahma is also represented in Buddhist cosmology as...