ASIAN 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Jambudvipa, Idolatry, White Matter
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Needed explanation because all ancestors of noah + family. Persians captured pharaoh because egyptians refused to shoot at cats (550 bc) To ask where world came from = useless question. Wind = karma of beings that will populate world. Wind flows, water forms, earth forms, physical present o. Weight makes them lose ability to fly and give off life and develop genitals. Man and woman have first sex act because discover new use for developed organs o. Humans get lazy, keep rice piles in hut, birth of agriculture. Human life span has been decreasing since creation of world o o. Believe human life span will decrease to 10. World is flat, surrounded by ring of mountains o. Sky = color of precious stone depending on side o. World divided into 3 realms o o o. Where we live because desire dominates our lives. Beautiful things to look at, hear, smells, tastes, touch.
