Buddhist cosmology
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Buddhist cosmology is the traditional Buddhist understanding of the structure, realms, and cycles of the universe, encompassing multiple planes of existence and vast temporal eons shaped by karma and rebirth.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avīci in Buddhist cosmology | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist doctrine
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concept in Buddhism ⓘ religious cosmology ⓘ |
| basedOn |
karma
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rebirth ⓘ |
| describes |
cycles of the universe
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multiple planes of existence ⓘ structure of the universe ⓘ |
| explains |
conditions of rebirth
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results of karma across lifetimes ⓘ |
| goalInContext | liberation from saṃsāra ⓘ |
| hasRealm |
Desire realm
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Form realm ⓘ Formless realm ⓘ animal realm ⓘ asura realm ⓘ deva realm ⓘ hells ⓘ human realm ⓘ preta realm ⓘ |
| hasTemporalStructure |
cycles of expansion and contraction
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incalculable eons ⓘ |
| includesConcept |
Mount Meru
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Sumeru world-system NERFINISHED ⓘ animal realm ⓘ arūpa-dhātu ⓘ asura realm ⓘ eon ⓘ four continents ⓘ great thousandfold world-system ⓘ heavenly realms ⓘ hell realms ⓘ human realm ⓘ hungry ghost realm ⓘ kalpa ⓘ kāma-dhātu ⓘ nirvāṇa ⓘ rūpa-dhātu ⓘ saṃsāra ⓘ six realms of rebirth ⓘ thirty-one planes of existence ⓘ three realms ⓘ trichiliocosm ⓘ |
| influencedBy | ancient Indian cosmology ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| textuallyAttestedIn |
Abhidharma texts
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Mahāyāna sūtras NERFINISHED ⓘ Pāli Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Āgamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
didactic narratives
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ethical instruction ⓘ meditation frameworks ⓘ |
| variesByTradition |
Mahāyāna Buddhism
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Theravāda Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vajrayāna Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.