The Modern Buddhist Being the Views of a Siamese Minister of State On His Own a
The Modern Buddhist Being the Views of a Siamese Minister of State On His Own a
Chao Phya Thipakon
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The universe consists of an infinite number of Chakrawans, each having a central moun- tain, riira Men or Meru, surrounded by eight belts of ocean, separated by seven annular mountains, the nearest of which mountain is Yukunthon. Outside of all, distant from the seventh ring five million miles, is the annular crystal mountain, Kow Cliala-awan, 820, 000 miles high, the boundary of the system. Si- tuated on the inner belt of ocean, between Meru and Yukunthon, are four* groups of is- lands. The gr...oup to the south is that in- THE MODERN BUDDHIST. 19 habited by man ; the groups to the north, the east, and the west, are inhabited by beings akin to men, but differing in appearance. On the annular mountains, and on and above Meru, are nineteen tiers of heavens or angelic worlds, the six lowest inliabited by Dewas, or ordinary angels ; the nine above them by Phi'oms, or superior angels, having form ; and the four above them by the highest class of angels, Phroms, without form. The Sun and Moon are Dewas, or angels living in gold and silver palaces, who travel round and round the Yukunthon mountains.
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