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Ancient Indian stone relief depicting Queen Mahamaya and her baby, Siddhartha Gautama
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31 Planes of Existence

Buddhist cosmology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_cosmology

The Thirty-one Planes of Existence
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Lucas Oliveira wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 1:24 pm 31 Planes of Existence

Buddhist cosmology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_cosmology
...
Are Brahma Sahampati and Baka Brahma belonging to the realm of Mahabrahma? Thanks
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thomaslaw wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 1:56 am
Lucas Oliveira wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 1:24 pm 31 Planes of Existence

Buddhist cosmology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_cosmology
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Are Brahma Sahampati and Baka Brahma belonging to the realm of Mahabrahma? Thanks
I think so

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Lucas Oliveira wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 11:13 pm
thomaslaw wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 1:56 am
Lucas Oliveira wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 1:24 pm 31 Planes of Existence

Buddhist cosmology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_cosmology
...
Are Brahma Sahampati and Baka Brahma belonging to the realm of Mahabrahma? Thanks
I think so

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Yes, you could be correct.

According to the Pāli and Chinese versions of the Brahma Saṃyutta, Brahma Sahampati is the most senior of Brahmas in the Brahma world; and Brahma Baka considers himself immortal, his Brahma world eternal, and no others superior to his Brahma world. The two Brahmas are consistently found in the Pāli and Chinese versions of the Brahma Saṃyutta.

See pp. 184-6 in Choong Mun-keat, "A Comparison of the Pāli and Chinese Versions of the Brahma Saṃyutta, a Collection of Early Buddhist Discourses on Brahmās, the Exalted Gods", Buddhist Studies Review, vol. 31.2, pp. 179-194 (2014).
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thomaslaw wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 2:52 am Buddha and Brahma:

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One of the three photos (the middle one) posted above seems to show a few Brahmas (not just one) are talking to or asking the Buddha for something they want!

Is it correct understanding about the photo? :thinking:
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thomaslaw wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:35 pm One of the three photos (the middle one) posted above seems to show a few Brahmas (not just one) are talking to or asking the Buddha for something they want!

Is it correct understanding about the photo? :thinking:
I think it's just artist impression.

Nevertheless, I think the 1st and 3rd picture refering to Ayacana Sutta. While the 2nd picture refering to the prologue of Mahasamaya Sutta, where there are four Suddhavasa Brahmas come down to Earth to greet Lord Buddha with verses.
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Ontheway wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 3:45 am
thomaslaw wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:35 pm One of the three photos (the middle one) posted above seems to show a few Brahmas (not just one) are talking to or asking the Buddha for something they want!

Is it correct understanding about the photo? :thinking:
I think it's just artist impression.

Nevertheless, I think the 1st and 3rd picture refering to Ayacana Sutta. While the 2nd picture refering to the prologue of Mahasamaya Sutta, where there are four Suddhavasa Brahmas come down to Earth to greet Lord Buddha with verses.
Thanks for the explanation.

It seems Brahma Sahampati and Brahma Baka may not belong to the realm of Mahabrahma, but belong to the realm of Suddhavasa (the Pure Abodes), which is a group of the highest Brahma worlds (i.e. the five highest Rupa worlds, consisting of Aviha, Atappa, Sudassa, Sudassi and Akanittha). But the texts do not say so!? :thinking:
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thomaslaw wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 5:05 am
Ontheway wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 3:45 am
thomaslaw wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:35 pm One of the three photos (the middle one) posted above seems to show a few Brahmas (not just one) are talking to or asking the Buddha for something they want!

Is it correct understanding about the photo? :thinking:
I think it's just artist impression.

Nevertheless, I think the 1st and 3rd picture refering to Ayacana Sutta. While the 2nd picture refering to the prologue of Mahasamaya Sutta, where there are four Suddhavasa Brahmas come down to Earth to greet Lord Buddha with verses.
Thanks for the explanation.

It seems Brahma Sahampati and Brahma Baka may not belong to the realm of Mahabrahma, but belong to the realm of Suddhavasa (the Pure Abodes), which is a group of the highest Brahma worlds (i.e. the five highest Rupa worlds, consisting of Aviha, Atappa, Sudassa, Sudassi and Akanittha). But the texts do not say so!? :thinking:

Baka Brahma is in the realm of MahaBrahma Devaloka. Brahma Sahampati is in Suddhavasa (but I'm not sure which realm) according to Theravada tradition. In the Pali canon, Brahma Sahampati was an Anagami and will gain Arahatship and subsequently attain Parinibbana in Suddhavasa heaven...while Baka Brahma is not Anagami.

http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_n ... ampati.htm
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Ontheway wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 5:43 am
Baka Brahma is in the realm of MahaBrahma Devaloka. Brahma Sahampati is in Suddhavasa (but I'm not sure which realm) according to Theravada tradition. In the Pali canon, Brahma Sahampati was an Anagami and will gain Arahatship and subsequently attain Parinibbana in Suddhavasa heaven...while Baka Brahma is not Anagami.

http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_n ... ampati.htm
Thanks for the information indeed.

I guess both Brahma Sahampati and Baka Brahma by now have already attained Arahatship and then Parinibbana. I really hope they could still provide support for those who follow and promote the Buddha-dhamma in the world! :candle:
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The Tripiṭaka tablets at Kuthodaw Pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar. Commissioned by King Mindon and completed in 1868, There are 730 marble tablets and 1460 pages, each page over 5 feet tall and 3,5 feet wide, telling the story of the tipitaka, the central text of Theravāda Buddhism [3072x7065]

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Lucas Oliveira wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 2:55 pm
Kuthodaw Pagoda

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Tripiṭaka tablets at Kuthodaw Pagoda

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The World's Largest Book Of Kuthodaw Pagoda at the foot of Mandalay Hill Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)



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A big golden coloured Buddharupa in Myanmar. Noticed that the heavy stacks of gold foils on the statue.


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