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These hundred aspects of existence leads to the concept of "three thousand realms in a single moment (Jap. Ichinen Sanzen)." [10] According to this conception, the world of Buddha and the nine realms of humanity are interpenetrable, [11] there is no original "pure mind," and good and evil are mutually possessed. [12]
There are currently 15 Commonwealth realms scattered across three continents (nine in North America, five in Oceania, and one in Europe), with a combined area of 18.7 million km 2 (7.2 million sq mi) [note 1] (excluding the Antarctic claims which would raise the figure to 26.8 million km 2 (10.3 million sq mi)) and a population of more than 150 million.
There are two interpretations of using the number "seven". One viewpoint is that the number "seven" here simply means "many" and is not to be taken literally (the number is often used to imply that in the Arabic language). [32] But many other commentators use the number literally.
Jain cosmology postulates an eternal and ever-existing loka which works on universal natural laws, there being no creator and destroyer deity. [21] According to the Jain cosmology, the universe is divided into three parts: [22] Urdhva Loka - the realms of the gods or heavens; Madhya Loka – the realms of the humans, animals and plants
The Outer Planes were presented for the first time in Volume 1, Number 8 of The Dragon, released July 1977 as part of the Great Wheel of Planes. [1] In the article "Planes: The Concepts of Spatial, Temporal and Physical Relationships in D&D", Gary Gygax mentions that there are 16 Outer Planes and describes the Seven Heavens, the Twin Paradises, and Elysium as "Typical higher planes", Nirvana ...
A realm that serves as the setting for the Encantadia Filipino franchise. Encantadia: 2005: T F V Equestria: Lauren Faust: The setting of the fourth and fifth generations of the My Little Pony franchise. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: 2010: T C V Eternia: Roger Sweet: The home world of the Masters of the Universe animated series. 1981: O ...
The astral plane, also called the astral realm or the astral world, is a plane of existence postulated by classical, medieval, oriental, esoteric, and New Age philosophies and mystery religions. [1] It is the world of the celestial spheres , crossed by the soul in its astral body on the way to being born and after death , and is generally ...
There is a continual flow of a "lower" light, the Mimalei Kol Olmin, the light of eminence that "fills all worlds" is the creating force in each descending world, that itself continually brings everything in that level of existence into being from nothing. It is this light that undergoes the various divine concealments and contractions as it ...