RELS 1506 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Buddhist Cosmology, Abhidharma, Rupajhana

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 1506
• Professor: Kalzang Bhutia

Document Summary

Analysis of dukkha from 2 perspectives: psychological and cosmological. Buddha refused to e(cid:374)u(cid:373)erate ho(cid:449) lo(cid:374)g (cid:449)e(cid:859)(cid:448)e (cid:271)ee(cid:374) i(cid:374) sa(cid:373)sara: also told a householder of a monk who wished to know where the 4 elements ceased to exist. Through meditation the monk approaches gods of the 4 kings. They could(cid:374)(cid:859)t a(cid:374)s(cid:449)er->sent him to higher gods who sent him higher, etc: eventually arrived at great brahma who confessed he did(cid:374)(cid:859)t k(cid:374)o(cid:449) the a(cid:374)s(cid:449)er a(cid:374)d the (cid:373)o(cid:374)k should ask the. The buddha eventually tells the monk that where the 4 elements cease, is in the consciousness that. A(cid:374)(cid:272)ie(cid:374)t te(cid:454)ts tell us the u(cid:374)i(cid:448)erse as (cid:449)hole (cid:272)o(cid:373)prises of (cid:862)(cid:449)orld-spheres(cid:863: each have their own gods, its mara and brahma knows nirvana. Clusters of (cid:449)orld spheres (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e ruled (cid:271)(cid:455) higher gods (cid:272)alled (cid:862)great. But wrong to conclude there is one overarching and final great. No spatial limit to the extent of the world systems.