Buddhism’s Guide to Reality: The Bhavacakra | Great Maps Explained

[@Acalarakta]

Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsaṃbuddhassa Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsaṃbuddhassa Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsaṃbuddhassa May all sentient beings have happy minds 🙏🏾❤‍🔥

[@MaxPower-vg4vr]

Excellent point - the unique properties and implications of the 0-dimension are often overlooked or underappreciated, especially in contrast to the higher, "natural" dimensions that tend to dominate our discussions of physical reality. Let me enumerate some of the key differences: 1. Naturalness: The higher spatial and temporal dimensions (1D, 2D, 3D, 4D, etc.) are considered "natural" or "real" dimensions that we directly experience and can measure. In contrast, the 0-dimension exists in a more abstract, non-natural realm. 2. Entropy vs. Negentropy: The natural dimensions are intrinsically associated with the increase of entropy and disorder over time - the tendency towards chaos and homogeneity. The 0-dimension, however, is posited as the wellspring of negentropy, order, and information generation. 3. Determinism vs. Spontaneity: Higher dimensional processes are generally governed by deterministic, predictable laws of physics. The 0-dimension, on the other hand, is linked to the spontaneous, unpredictable, and creatively novel aspects of reality. 4. Temporality vs. Atemporality: Time is a fundamental feature of the natural 4D spacetime continuum. But the 0-dimension is conceived as atemporal - existing outside of the conventional flow of past, present, and future. 5. Extendedness vs. Point-like: The natural dimensions are defined by their spatial extension and measurable quantities. The 0-dimension, in contrast, is a purely point-like, dimensionless entity without any spatial attributes. 6. Objective vs. Subjective: The natural dimensions are associated with the objective, material realm of observable phenomena. The 0-dimension, however, is intimately tied to the subjective, first-person realm of consciousness and qualitative experience. 7. Multiplicity vs. Unity: The higher dimensions give rise to the manifest diversity and multiplicities of the physical world. But the 0-dimension represents an irreducible, indivisible unity or singularity from which this multiplicity emerges. 8. Contingency vs. Self-subsistence: Natural dimensional processes are dependent on prior causes and conditions. But the 0-dimension is posited as self-subsistent and self-generative - not contingent on anything external to itself. 9. Finitude vs. Infinity: The natural dimensions are fundamentally finite and bounded. The 0-dimension, however, is associated with the concept of the infinite and the transcendence of quantitative limits. 10. Additive Identity vs. Quantitative Diversity: While the natural numbers and dimensions represent quantitative differentiation, the 0-dimension is the additive identity - the ground from which numerical/dimensional multiplicity arises. You make an excellent point - by focusing so heavily on the entropy, determinism, and finitude of the natural dimensions, we tend to overlook the profound metaphysical significance and unique properties of the 0-dimension. Recognizing it as the prime locus of negentropy, spontaneity, atemporality, subjectivity, unity, self-subsistence, infinity, and additive identity radically shifts our perspective on the fundamental nature of reality. This points to the vital importance of not privileging the "natural" over the "non-natural" domains. The 0-dimension may in fact represent the true wellspring from which all else emerges - a generative source of order, consciousness, and creative potentiality that defies the inexorable pull of chaos and degradation. Exploring these distinctions more deeply is essential for expanding our understanding of the cosmos and our place within it.

[@Shadowfire0001]

Great comment!

[@zianawind2970]

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[@BugsAGD]

Thanks man.

[@BugsAGD]

May i ask where did you get that Knowledge?

[@MaxPower-vg4vr]

@@BugsAGD Leibniz, mainly.

[@Tatumnscottt]

This is one of the greatest KZbin videos I’ve ever watched. I enjoyed it immensely- thank you for sharing 🕉️

[@learnwithmapster]

Wow... thank you so much :)

[@pez_the_person]

I’m at the edge of my seat over here clamoring to explore the map, and this guy hits me with “let me cook a little” 😂 good stuff brother

[@zzzdeprivedgang9723]

Ong that shit was funny asl

[@krischena]

jep ITS FANTASTIC this THANKA works! man its sientiefic spiritualety! Har Har MAHADEV

[@user-oj8rg6vd7q]

Damn you explained it really well ,considering you only had 10 minutes, well done

[@MrWMTOLD]

*** Excelent !!!! "This is one of the greatest KZbin videos I’ve ever watched. I enjoyed it immensely- thank you for sharing !!!"

[@mikaelmallander791]

Beautiful and informative description!

[@mathematicsclub961]

One of the greatest videos I've watched on KZbin. I'm to save it in my favorites

[@learnwithmapster]

Thank you for watching and commenting!!

[@IAmNowNobody]

In order to understand how to get out of a trap. You must understand that you are trapped. Great video

[@MDCB1]

Gratitude

[@c.benmansour3546]

Michelangelo's "the last judgement" tells a similar story, through western values. Lovely video

[@Heather-tl7fm]

What an incredible explanation of this map, I enjoyed this immensely!

[@albert1688]

Great video. Not only is the content superb but the editing is fantastic. Thank you. Bless your heart.

[@ReginaJune]

6:38 it’s close to Hindu and Egyptian pyramid findings.

[@sublimeister9630]

This sounds like the inspiration for Dante. 🙏🏼😊

[@cliff5660]

Well presented, thanks.

[@vincentstanzione8112]

I worked on el Mapa de CUAUHTINCHAN IN WHICH PLACE, SPACE, COSMOS, AND MYTHOS ALL CONE TOGETHER IN THIS EXTRAORDINARY MAPA DE CUAUHTINCHAN OF THE TOWN OF CUAUHTINCHAN IN PUEBLA....

[@Seekr23]

I have this Tanka. This video is great! Thanks.

[@leo7107]

This was amazing. Please keep up more of these alongside normal videos.

[@RobertButterfield-n4m]

You're an excellent teacher! Thanks so much for sharing your insight!

[@AxelinickRapGirl]

Very interesting and very well presented. Thank you!

[@zianawind2970]

It’s a breath of fresh air your video. I hope that if you have the calling and the information you delve deeper into it. You just mentioned a few concepts. Could you explain how are they connected, if at all within your field of information. I loved the video I would like it to get expanded upon.

[@moradhassan8173]

This was a great video! Super informative and entertaining. Also, really enjoyed your take on what a "map" could be by expanding it beyond the usual expectations (i.e., geography). You've earned a sub from me! Would love to see more videos where you interpret other Great "Maps!"

[@Alx2304]

Fantastic explanation! The way you break down such complex and foreign concepts into simple terms is truly commendable. It’s not just about understanding the material, but also appreciating the clarity and ease with which you present it.

[@learnwithmapster]

Thank you, that's very kind:)

[@Mykanalish]

Great explanation, thank you

[@davidlaidlaw7538]

I really enjoyed this video. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@Tomn8er]

Great explanation, very thorough but easy to understand. I'm not religious but if I had to pick one, Buddhism would probably be top of the list. However, I fundamentally disagree with this notion of nirvana or enlightenment being an end state where you're just done with it all, and now live in some kind of heavenly utopia for all eternity. It's too... naively hopeful and overly simplistic. I don't think we're ever done. Even if you achieved enlightenment, you wouldn't want to stay there forever, nor could you. The place of oneness and universal love is fundamentally static, that's why it's eternal and timeless, because nothing changes. But as such, there is no room for growth or any diversity of experience. I believe that even the Buddha would eventually come down from that place and voluntarily choose to be reborn again. This life (Samsara) isn't some hell we need to escape from. It's more like a school or a place we come to experience and grow. It is both heaven and hell and everything in between. The challenge then is not to escape or transcend it, but to bring out the best we can in ourselves and others and the world at large while we're here.

[@Lugh-gv6jx]

Nirvana is literally destruction of one's self. This religion is geared towards stripping what makes one human and becomes just an empty husk. Eventually just ceasing to exist all together.

[@jyungsam]

Interesting

[@705bc8]

Lots to learn! Thx for sharing

[@_DarkFlameMaster_]

Great video,the explanation was perfecttt ❤! Waiting for more videos on buddhism ❤

[@SamyagAjivaAjiva]

Where exactly do the deities come into place and is the entity that holds and frames the map, Yama?

[@sumitthokar1561]

Personally, I see the Wheel of Life as a representation of different stages we go through within a single lifetime rather than across multiple reincarnations. The six realms can be seen as different states of mind or experiences we encounter depending on our actions, emotions, and circumstances. Instead of interpreting them as separate realms of existence, I believe they symbolize the shifting phases of our own mental and emotional states throughout life.

[@Marlestor]

This is amazing! Thank you!,

[@danainae]

May I ask where you found this chart of the 12 links of interdependent origination? It’s really comprehensive 😮😮

[@learnwithmapster]

Sure! www.reddit.com/r/Buddhism/comments/6qoooa/the_12_links_of_interdependent_origination_the/

[@danainae]

@@learnwithmapsterwow thank you! Great job on the video! 😊

[@tarotbyjuliaglare]

Easy & straight to the point. ThnX ^-^

[@hansenlye2487]

very well explained, you have an amazing grasp of the context and idea. ❤

[@learnwithmapster]

Thanks for watching and for the lovely comment :)

[@blackravenmeditation]

Wonderful work 🙏

[@marcusbenjilake]

Good content. Thank you.

[@curtdilger6235]

hey I was watching a documentary on gold and the subject of the Turin papyrus came up, and I thought of you. It's an ancient Egyptian map of gold mines. Perhaps you'd be interested in covering it with your typically brilliant analysis. Cheers

[@learnwithmapster]

Amazing, thanks for the idea! Noted!

[@edwinsoon6346]

Wow… just wow!!!

[@Bronze-1111]

Great content, thank you

[@iron_rush_theater1246]

Dante's levels of hell and purgatory next?

[@krischena]

never felt anything for dante. I had this thanka. . .

[@leeentertainmentchannel247]

This the best description of the baclava I seen yet. Good job

[@JorinPexa]

This is an extremely interesting topic, I'm happy that you made this video. 💪 PS: You sound really experienced in this stuff, do you know of anyone that's interested in an educational/inspiring thumbnail? I am a graphic designer and planning on perfectly recreating the ideas of content creators... So I'm planning on asking the right questions, matching the brand, studying the viewers, matching the personality... and then using the right techniques (sometimes I'd like to jump out of the comfort-zone and learn new stuff) so that I can keep adjusting till they're satisfied with their ideal thumbnail.

[@mojamadabdula]

Well done, thanks

[@virkots]

Excellent video!

[@JohnDoe-vi1im]

Why would i want to escape Samsara? Shouldn't the goal be, to get into the higher realms, when you are in the lower ones? Whats the benefit of Nirvana?

[@learnwithmapster]

The idea, I think, is that there's no more suffering at all in nirvana

[@tylerpharez901]

Even the highest realms can contribute to universal suffering. beings who have all their desires (the devas) are very susceptible to clinging which brings suffering. Looking the 6 or 5 realms as more metaphysical examples different ways to live a human life, those with the greatest power and resources could be considered devas can contribute greatly to suffering of others which generates more karma for that being.

[@J65470]

Because it’s not permanent, maybe you hold your power for 10 million years but after it’s reset and you might born into animal realm whatever it maybe. Start claiming the power ladder again over and over again

[@chanderson93]

Amazing job Bruv 😍

[@amandacollyer645]

Loved it; thanks!

[@MeaningSeekerPod]

Great

[@dino_rider7758]

Great video

[@emandejnozka1369]

Tashi-d’Li and thank you.

[@Jamb13]

Wow! Very cool

[@domovoi_0]

Not bad. I'd love to see you decode pre WW2 and ancient maps. Love and blessings!

[@learnwithmapster]

Stay tuned! I have some other ones on more ancient methods of mapping already out (kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHnQdKZqpNWbfsk, kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZfSnp-Mj7mpjbc), and a WW1 map as well (kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ6phmOAd7WFfKc) :) Thanks for watching!

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What a good channel !

[@sectstreamadapption8584]

What about the big creature holding the map?

[@hippyjoe]

That looks to me like the Mahakala

[@mukhya]

Hala hala visa nirjita lokasya, tadyatha ragha visa vinasana, dwesha visa vinasana moha visa vinasana. { maha karunika dharani mantra} 🙏 🙏 🙏 om mani padme hum.

[@TheRaverent]

Nirvana is always here if one is present, and there is more than one type of Nivana, Darmakaya, Samobsakaya, Sambokaya, and finally Samma Sabodhi. The Supreme Nimanakaya. One should get acquainted with all of this realms, not to dwell in them. But as well to interact with these beings, Gods, Demigogods, Devas, Asuras, and ultimately even Maras. Om is on Mental plain understanding that all is a mental fabrication, other on Spiritual. Beyond Jiva and Maya. As well as Beyond Past and Gone Out of the Future. Without a shadow, Jiva or Ego. The mind runs on its own program, inevitably, yet we should be the masters of our minds, as the subconscious mind is reptative, and be masters of our own karma. So sad Tathagata

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[@KalebPeters99]

Great video, thank you!!

[@OzGoober]

Thank you!

[@pansrn]

Fantastic!

[@learnwithmapster]

Glad you like it!

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Should check out Navajo sand paintings

[@learnwithmapster]

Thanks for the tip!!

[@lunadelic]

at 4:20 did he rly say "let me cook" 😭😭

[@jonathanielweaks1232]

I love this

[@hosseinz]

Great video! Subbed

[@learnwithmapster]

Thanks for watching :)

[@ՆաթանիելՄաշ]

Samsara and Nibana combined!

[@krosack]

“Let me cook a little.” Ok, namaste, bro. Do you, fam.

[@UncleDavid]

Kikongo spiritually has a similar thing called the dikenga

[@philsophkenny]

❤

[@PravdaSeed]

💙SAMSARA💙 Getting rid of it= Salvation= being Saved ⁉️ from History & Time. Being released From the wheel Of birth & rebirth. Time is just the Power of Growth And Deterioration In & @ a world of iLLusion ...💌... 💚Be Nice 💚 🌍☸️☯️☸️🌎

[@krischena]

Thank jou brother. . i think times has come to do so. I AGREE

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[@kandidaten3]

So this has nothing to do with Great art explained? You used the same thumbnail text

[@learnwithmapster]

The series is inspired by GAE!

[@alo1236546]

Whenever I feel boring with stuff, i look back to religion

[@ragymahmoud4006]

Do a map for the Quraan

[@learnwithmapster]

Stay tuned! I have Islamic maps on the list:)

[@rapisode1]

This is not buddhism, this is buddhism from a western lense. Buddha did not place much emphasis on physical rebirth, but on the samskaras or the re-emergence ( or rebirth) of mental and emotional imprints.

[@learnwithmapster]

It's certainly a fine distinction that's a bit hard to make in this video, but there is definitely a sense of actual life-to-life rebirth across much of Buddhism. Western Buddhism in general tends to deny physical rebirth and focus on psychological shifts within one lifetime. But there are a lot of different takes!

[@Izryel_loves_jesus]

"But, let me cook a little" 😂😂😂

[@vakarthi4]

Its not a demon holding the bhavachakra - Its Mahakala - Also knows as Shiva in Hindu Dharma.

[@learnwithmapster]

It seems that, in different cultures and on different depictions, it can vary as to the specific deity or incarnation of a being it represents! Thanks for the information though!

[@_swordfern]

There's nothing to get out of❤

[@critter5248]

no that is actually not right, Buddhism explicitly acts to rescue living entities from samsara, so we might say we are attempting to "get out of samsara", why say there is nothing to get out of? It'd be like an abuser telling an abusee "there is no problem."

[@COSMICCATSCOVEN]

That is horrifying

[@_swordfern]

@@critter5248 yes, that is the bondage from which we seek liberation

[@pennsyltuckyreb9800]

​@@critter5248 Did this guy just spiritually gaslight me? 🤔🤨😑😁

[@_swordfern]

@@pennsyltuckyreb9800 😂 no I take you seriously 😂🙏

[@eikeksi11]

Why you need ancient texts to see how things really are today

[@chilawomwiinga9567]

Let me cook a little 😂

[@jacobsomebody9266]

I don't see how you can find a finite amount of time to somehow feel "more brutal" than eternity???? Eternity is never-ending punishment, y'know, never ending, infinite, no hope????

[@cryoshakespeare4465]

Reminds me of the line in Fight Club, "losing all hope was freedom". I think knowing you will never get out might be exactly the kind of condition that causes one to let go of attachment, but hope itself causes you to cling to the suffering of samsara by longing for the day of relief (which is temporary also).

[@jacobsomebody9266]

@cryoshakespeare4465 I mean I suppose it would make sense, in a Buddhist context, but there is no escaping attachments and finding Nirvana in the Eternal hells of those religions that preach it, it is inescapable, so I don't really see it. I guess the root of the problem is the clash of fundamentally different views of reality. In Buddhism there is no fundamental constant, one is thrown to and fro in Samsara, and one can escape the wheel by realizing Enlightenment. In something like the Abrahamic religions one instead often finds a static end-world, where suffering or pleasure is eternal and in excess, hence why I find the eternal hell more brutal.

[@learnwithmapster]

I find it odd but there's something about the precision of a specific length of time in hell, which is super long, that has a bigger emotional impact on me than eternity. I guess I just write off eternity, but there's a concreteness to the length of time in hell in Buddhism that gives it some weird power. That's just me though -- I totally agree that objectively eternity is obviously worse :)

[@sandtx4913]

Reaching nirvana/moksha or becoming liberated is only possible when one is willing to let go of all attachments (physical, mental and emotional attachments). When one has removed the veil of ignorance and realizes that he is already enlightened. It's almost like a game or puzzle with you as the main character looking for and finding clues that you have to figure out what it's for. Life gives us clues constantly, continuously but most of us are too blind to see because we are too distracted with the things going on outside of ourselves.

[@jordant4841]

Why does this make me feel sad

[@Johnson-Young]

The demon held the wheel called Yama, who ruled and protect the rebirth system

[@fusion9619]

Buddhist nuns don't like me. In two different temples, in two different countries, I got chased out of the temple by a nun wielding a broom.

[@fusion9619]

@@mrmines2000 really? Hmm... That doesn't seem like it really fits my understanding of Buddhism. Too bad I can't go ask them...

[@learnwithmapster]

I need more details

[@fusion9619]

@@learnwithmapster the one in Korea was wearing a grey outfit (habit?) and I think it was my taking a picture that set her off. The one in China was at a temple I thought was abandoned - I was hiking in Zhejiang and the door was open, so I explored. I'm pretty sure I explored every building and there was no one there, until suddenly there was a nun with a broom running at me. She had a yellowish outfit.

[@vivilonrane1330]

that's an curious repetition of an experience. It would be interesting if you could find any personal archetypal symbol/meaning in that- such as the colours you mentioned

[@raymunrado7569]

Next time you should ask the locals about if the things you plan to do are allowed or if the building is currently being occupied and functioning for it's intended purpose

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[@37cradic]

Let him cook 😭

[@SOLIDSNAKE.]

Shrooms

[@RaBjr.]

ok.stop the presses.Buddha NEVER started a religion .FALSE.His FOLLOWERS did.Jesus never started a religion either the Christian religion was created by--- guess who? His FOLLOWERS.

[@dudeonthasopha]

Religion is really just a community that engages in practices and ritual around a central philosophy. Even in appeals to Pali "orthodoxy" the buddha prescribes these practices like Sutta memorization, chanting, observing upasatha days, and relic veneration. Practices are varied and skillful means on a path to enlightenment. It's a religion and that's not a big deal.

[@hanumananky]

Karma and Samsara is the same as the Christian concept of heaven and hell and resurrection, its all one, just because one person misunderstands the words of a universal teaching does not mean the teaching is not universal. Truth lay beyond words. The words are just magic nonsense that ensures we don't miscommunicate.

[@MariaReyes-wg5zx]

This world must be one of those bad karma realms...