Oceans of Worlds: The Cosmology of Avatamsaka Buddhism
Channel: SF Dharma Collective
Date: 27/09/2021

MC Owens presents part three of the series on Buddhist cosmology. 

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The Avatamsaka Sutra is considered the pinnacle of Mahayana Buddhist sutras, with one of the most elaborate presentations of Buddhist cosmology – the ‘Treasury of Flower Adornments, Ocean of Worlds.’ This visual presentation is the third in a three-part series on Buddhist cosmology. The first installment, Escape from Samsara*, presented the most basic understanding of a single universe or ‘world-system’ (lokadhatu). The next installment, The Inconceivable Realm*, expanded these ideas to include not only one world-system, but a billion world-systems co-existing in a Buddhist multiverse. The final installment of this series attempts to visualize the most complex, expansive Buddhist view of creation – an ocean of world-systems.

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Parts 1 & 2 can be found here:
*Escape from Samsara
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMQeFiwacbQ&list=PLYhx7JDOgEABwVFkE1T3PdTjxtGVwfBlh&index=3

*The Inconceivable Realm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6agAavZTEK0&list=PLYhx7JDOgEABwVFkE1T3PdTjxtGVwfBlh&index=10