Ancient Aliens: Mystic Secrets Revealed
Each universe has 31 planes |
Once one is in this "enlightened" state, interdimensional and interstellar travel can take place.
This is a clip about Shambhala from Season 16 of Ancient Aliens, "The Lost Kingdom."
The real meaning of "enlightenment" (bodhi) is awakening (budh), which means escape and liberation. From what?The King of the Dead Yama judges - It is freedom from the round of endless rebirths (samsara) through countless worlds over incalculable aeons. These worlds are categorized into 31 general "planes." Actually, others are mentioned (such as the "interstitial hells" between bubble universes or world-systems, which are lit up when a Supremely Awakened One arises), so 31 should not be thought of as fixed.
There are countless world-systems (galaxies, universes?) in the 10,000 directions of space. |
- Some only come into existence during the dispensation of a supremely enlightened teacher (a samma-sam-buddha), who brings into being the suddhavati or "Pure Abodes" between this world and final liberation.
Stories of these special realms open only to partially enlightened beings seem to have been taken by some Mahayana Buddhists to refer to the "Pure Land" of a Cosmic Buddha named Amitabha. Worship of such beings as these other buddhas, like Maitreya, have left the historical Buddha Siddhartha "Shakyamuni" Gautama on the shelf and in the background. Attention and reverence are turned to other figures, who sound remarkably like Brahmanical/Vedic/Hindu deities recast into Buddhist cosmology. Buddhist terms are used to co-opt the popularity of the Buddha's Teachings (Dharma) to divert attention and prominence to the old Brahmins' sacred Vedas. It's very Mahayana yet not so much in line with what the historical Buddha was trying to accomplish in bringing light to the world.Tibetan letter "A" ("ahh") inside a thigle
Scientists are cheating, reading mystic texts from the East, catching up to Buddhist cosmology |
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What is the rainbow body?
In Dzogchen, "rainbow body" (Tibetan འཇའ་ལུས་, Wylie 'ja' lus, Jalü, or Jalus) is a level of realization. This may or may not be accompanied by the "rainbow body phenomenon."
The rainbow body phenomenon is pre-Buddhist in origin [1] and is a topic that has been treated fairly seriously in Tibet for centuries past and into the modern era [likely originating in yogic practices, Brahmanism, and Vedic Hinduism].
Devin, can you give the shortest possible answer?
Other esoteric Vajrayana Buddhist teachings also mention rainbow body phenomena, which occur during or after the dying process.
The rainbow body phenomenon is a third-person perspective of someone else attaining complete knowledge (Tibetan རིག་པ, Wylie rigpa).
Rebirth by karma into planes |
- kadag,
- lhun grub,
- thugs rje.
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- Ancient Aliens; Gaia (video); Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
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