“We have seen how the Buddhist conception of the universe underwent numerous changes over time. If we view those shifts as changing responses to the problem of human suffering, we can see a steady progression in one direction: Buddhists gradually ceased to regard life as suffering.” SufferingBuddhism Book:Buddhist Cosmology: Philosophy and Origins Source: Buddhist Cosmology: Philosophy and Origins
“As people gradually stopped thinking of suffering as a threat, Buddhist cosmology, which had been constructed on the terror of suffering, steadily lost its connection to everyday reality. What had originally been a living belief turned into myth.” SufferingBuddhist Cosmology Book:Buddhist Cosmology: Philosophy and Origins Source: Buddhist Cosmology: Philosophy and Origins