The Geography of the Puranas c13.s3.3
The Geography of the Purāṇas c13.s3.3
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c13.s3.3
Now there comes a time when this world begins to evolve, and then the world of Brahmā (which is below *Abhassara*, the third Buddhist heaven) appears, but it is empty. And some being, whether because his alloted span is passed or because his merit is exhausted, quits his body in the world of Radiance and is born in the empty world of Brahmā, where he dwells for a long time. Now because he has been so long alone he begins to feel dissatisfaction and longing, and wishes that other beings might come and live with him. And indeed soon other beings quit their bodies in the world of Radiance and come to keep him company in the world of Brahmā.