Representation of
chakrawahn,
i.e. the cosmos. In
both
Hindu
and Buddhist cosmology,
it describes the planes and realms in which all beings
can be reborn and consists of a vertical cosmology and a
horizontal cosmology. The former
is divided into three
realms, known as the
Triloka, while the latter, also
known as sahasra, describes the grouping of these
vertical worlds.
Mt. Meru,
the
mythological
and sacred mountain, is believed to be the centre of
this universe.
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