The History of Buddhist Thought c12.60
The History of Buddhist Thought c12.60
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¹ Majjh., ii, 76. This shows that the name Brahmā was understood literally. In Buddhist cosmology the Brahma-world belonged to the world of form above the world of sense to which the earth and the lower heavens belong. But “brahma” is also used in the sense of “excellent” and Buddhaghosa admits that sense here. *Vism.*, 320.
Linked texts (2)
- Maghadevasutta — Pāli
- Visuddhimagga — Buddhaghosa, Pāli