{"id":1713,"date":"2023-07-20T09:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T07:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triality.nl\/index.php\/2023\/07\/20\/the-inconceivable-realm-a-visual-introduction-to-mahayana-buddhist-cosmology-with-mc-owens\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T09:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T07:24:10","slug":"the-inconceivable-realm-a-visual-introduction-to-mahayana-buddhist-cosmology-with-mc-owens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triality.nl\/index.php\/2023\/07\/20\/the-inconceivable-realm-a-visual-introduction-to-mahayana-buddhist-cosmology-with-mc-owens\/","title":{"rendered":"THE INCONCEIVABLE REALM A visual introduction to Mahayana Buddhist Cosmology, with MC Owens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_37875\"  width=\"840\" height=\"472\"  data-origwidth=\"840\" data-origheight=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UMQeFiwacbQ?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Buddhist cosmology is typically divided into two traditions, an early, abhidharma system, which has many similarities to traditional Indian cosmology, and a later Mahayana system that, while in dialogue with both those systems, is a unique tradition unto itself, with a truly inconceivable cosmology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On January 31, 2020, M.C. Owens gave a visual presentation for the SFDC called Escape from Samsara (<a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6agAavZTEK0&#038;t=0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">   \u2022 Escape from Samsa&#8230;  <\/a>), introducing the original Buddhist view of the cosmos and general understandings about Time &amp; Space within the Buddhist tradition. The Inconceivable Realm expands upon these ideas and goes into depth exploring one of the primary concepts of Mahayana Buddhist cosmology, the Tris\u0101hasra-mah\u0101s\u0101hasra-lokadh\u0101tu (\u2018Three Thousand, Great Thousand World-System\u2019) \u2013 the billion-fold holographic multiverse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buddhist cosmology is typically divided into two traditions, an early, abhidharma system, which has many similarities to traditional Indian cosmology, and a later Mahayana system that, while in dialogue with both those systems, is a unique tradition unto itself, with a truly inconceivable cosmology. On January 31, 2020, M.C. Owens gave a visual presentation for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/triality.nl\/index.php\/2023\/07\/20\/the-inconceivable-realm-a-visual-introduction-to-mahayana-buddhist-cosmology-with-mc-owens\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;THE INCONCEIVABLE REALM A visual introduction to Mahayana Buddhist Cosmology, with MC Owens&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,87,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","hentry","category-buddhism","category-lectures","category-talks","post_format-post-format-video"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":898,"url":"https:\/\/triality.nl\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/a-cartoon-introduction-to-whiteheads-organic-cosmology\/","url_meta":{"origin":1713,"position":0},"title":"A Cartoon Introduction to Whitehead&#8217;s Organic Cosmology","author":"admin","date":"March 17, 2023","format":"video","excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bwxOTAr0e2Y Some images to help orient you in the midst of Whitehead's categoreal forest.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Books&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Books","link":"https:\/\/triality.nl\/index.php\/category\/truth\/books\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/bwxOTAr0e2Y\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1844,"url":"https:\/\/triality.nl\/index.php\/2024\/08\/21\/andy-karr-into-the-mirror\/","url_meta":{"origin":1713,"position":1},"title":"Andy Karr &#8211; &#8220;Into the Mirror\u201d","author":"admin","date":"August 21, 2024","format":"video","excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bolMmHm00AM?si=WDjrwrzwxTZYrjn3 The modern world has been incredibly successful at producing material wealth, scientific knowledge, and technological innovation. 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