What is buddhists creaition story?
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On many occasions the Buddha refused to answer questions about the origins of the cosmos, saying that speculating on such things would not lead to liberation from dukkha. But the Agganna Sutta presents an elaborate myth that explains how humans became bound to the wheel of samsara and life after life in the Six Realms.
This story is sometimes called a Buddhist creation myth. But read as a fable, it is less about creation and more about the refutation of castes. It seems intended to counter stories in the Rig Veda that justify castes. The Buddha's objections to the caste system are found in other early texts; see, for example, the story of the Disciple Upali.
The Agganna Sutta is found in the Sutta-pitaka of the Pali Tipitika, It is the 27th sutta in the Digha Nikaya, the "collection of long discourses." It is assumed to be a sutta (sermon) spoken by the historical Buddha and preserved through oral recitation until it was written, about the 1st century BCE.
This story is sometimes called a Buddhist creation myth. But read as a fable, it is less about creation and more about the refutation of castes. It seems intended to counter stories in the Rig Veda that justify castes. The Buddha's objections to the caste system are found in other early texts; see, for example, the story of the Disciple Upali.
The Agganna Sutta is found in the Sutta-pitaka of the Pali Tipitika, It is the 27th sutta in the Digha Nikaya, the "collection of long discourses." It is assumed to be a sutta (sermon) spoken by the historical Buddha and preserved through oral recitation until it was written, about the 1st century BCE.
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