Dhamma on Air #6: Mara and the Multiverse
Channel: Bhikkhu Samahita
Date: 2016-01-02

Questions answered:

Question 1: 
There are 31 worlds in this universe, according to Buddha’s teachings, are there other universes as well? Is there such a thing as Multiverse? 

Question 2:
Who are the 4 guardian gods, and what/who do they guard?

Question 3: 
Is there a individual or a person called Mara/ King of Death or 
is he the defiled thoughts of Humans' Minds (Stinking Thinking)?

Question 4: 
 “The continuity of Dukkha relies on Kamma”. Does that mean we have to clear away all our Kamma (negative & positive) before we attain Nibbana?

Question 5: 
The Buddha talks about the highest form of giving to adorn and decorate the mind. In what sense and how are we to adorn and decorate the mind?

Question 6:  DN2 Wrong livelihood for Recluses:
What was the Buddha's view on: Astrology, horoscopes, wearing of talismans, various rituals to avoid bad or evil influences of the planets on a person's life? 

Question 7:  How long time does the mind exist for? 
Does mind come into existence at the start of a new universal cycle?: 

On Mara, The Evil One, Death, The Temptor, Satan, Namuci:
http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/II/What_is_Mara.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/wtb/g_m/maara.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/ma/maara.htm

On Horoscopes, Amulets: DN2 Samaññaphala Sutta: The Fruits of the Contemplative Life [D i 47]:
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/ati_website/html/tipitaka/dn/dn.02.0.than.html