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**duexjepevef** · 01-02-2011, 05:27 AM

Originally Posted by Element Buddhist cosmology mentions Mount Meru from DN 32.

I think Mount Meru was considered to be the centre of the universe surrounded by a flat earth, so I wondered if the Buddha was talking about a mythical place, or a place that was actually thought to exist somewhere on the earth at that time.

More likely he was speaking in terms that the local populace was familiar with

However even if he did accept it, i dont see how it matters since the Buddha was concerned with dukkha and not geography

An interesting question to raise is how does mount meru effect knowing dukkha and its cessation? I dont see how it does

01-02-2011, 05:27 AM	#4
duexjepevef Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 422 Senior Member	Originally Posted by Element Buddhist cosmology mentions Mount Meru from DN 32. I think Mount Meru was considered to be the centre of the universe surrounded by a flat earth, so I wondered if the Buddha was talking about a mythical place, or a place that was actually thought to exist somewhere on the earth at that time. More likely he was speaking in terms that the local populace was familiar with However even if he did accept it, i dont see how it matters since the Buddha was concerned with dukkha and not geography An interesting question to raise is how does mount meru effect knowing dukkha and its cessation? I dont see how it does
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