Tirisilex 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2004 It is my understanding that Buddhism believes that the Universe was always here.. There was never a Beginning but this eternal cycle of Birth and Death. The music group of Enigma put it as: "We came out of the deep. To help and understand but not to kill.. It takes MANY lives untill we succeed.. To clear the debts of many, many hundred years." The Buddhists see it pretty much the same way. They teach that it will take and it has taken a very long time untill this cycle stops. How does Hinduism look at this? Was there a beginning? Or does Hinduism see it in some different understanding altogether? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 3, 2004 Hare Krishna, Creation in Vedas is a cycle involving transformation of matter from one state to another through the POWER of LORD. It does not mean that matter is/was created from vacuum. Like a spider releases cob-web and retracts it into itself so does the LORD create this universe. Vedas say that three entities are anadi(without begining) and eternal. 1. Bhagavaan or ATMA or GOD 2. Jiva or living beings(not the body) 3. Matter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodhichitta 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2004 The way that I understand it is that the universe is expanding and at some time will implode, just like what the Big Bang theory states. The only difference is that it happens again and again, not just once. This has been going on without beginning. This what Shakyamuni Buddha has stated I think. The Hindus say that the universes emanate from the pores of the Mahavisnu and when he takes a breath inward, they all implode back into his inward breath. Same as the Big Bang and same as what Buddha said only difference is that the Buddha would not consider this eternal deity as part of the scenario. It is possible that the original rishis that conceived of this map of the universes creation had direct perception of the inward and outward expansion of the universe because it is a rather conventional knowldege, but just could not explain it without the use of a conceptual deity, becasue they did not realize emptiness. Did you have luck finding an FPMT center near you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
