It has been over 2500 years since our beloved Master of Doctrine, The Knower of the world, The Well Gone One, Blessed One Gautama, The Most Fortunate One has passed away. The unmatched Knowledge & Wisdom of the Blessed One is beyond any imagination and it is certainly a miracle to be able to hold the confidence of the Greatest Jewel of Mankind.

The “world” as is known by commons has only been either a solar system or a galaxy while anything unseen or untouched beyond their eyes were classed as myths. On the 2nd of February 2011, modern science has discovered yet another solar system. This would now lead the human race to believe, whether or not any life indeed could exist in those planets? Over the years, the technology has advanced, yet we wonder why we have failed to discover any life beyond our mother Earth.

Although the situation in today’s world is this, nearly 2500 years ago, in Uttar Pradesh in India the Blessed One Gautama was residing at Jetavana monastery. Venerable Ananda, the chief attendant to the Blessed One approached the Master. He then worshiped the Blessed One and sat on a side and said, Venerable Sir, these words I heard from the Blessed One and are acknowledged by the Blessed One: Ananda, Abhibho, a disciple of the Blessed One Sikhi makes announcements to the thousand-fold world systems at one and same time from the world of Brahma. Venerable sir, The Blessed One, worthy and rightfully enlightened, making an announcement, how far could You be heard?

And then the Blessed One answered; Ananda, he is a disciple of an immeasurable number of Thus Gone Ones.

This proves the mankind lived over thousands of years ago were able to communicate with the outside world beyond our planet. Compared to the $1.5Billion spent that modern science has made, the ancient people have made a significant cost saving by developing their Wings of Awakening (Bodhi Pakkiya Dhamma) which came free of charge.

It has taken so long for the modern science even to have its faith in existence outside the earth with a help of a telescope known as Kepler and other equipmen ts that cost over $25billion a year. Isn’t that fascinating even to be able to be aware of what the Blessed One was able to do.

Having asked that question from the Blessed One, Venerable Ananda was much eager to ask the about the distance that Blessed One can make announcements.

For the second time venerable Ananda said: Venerable sir, these words I heard from the Blessed One and are acknowledged by the Blessed One: Ananda, Abhibho, a disciple of the Blessed One Sikhi makes announcements to the thousand-fold world systems at one and same time from the world of Brahma. Venerable sir, The Blessed One, worthy and rightfully enlightened, making an announcement how far could you be heard?

Ananda, he is a disciple of an immeasurable number of Thus Gone Ones.

For the third time venerable Ananda said : Venerable sir, these words I heard from the Blessed One and are acknowledged by the Blessed One: Ananda, Abhibho, a disciple of the Blessed One Sikhi makes announcements to the thousand-fold world systems at one and same time from the world of Brahma. Venerable sir, The Blessed One, worthy and rightfully enlightened, making an announcement how far could you be heard?

And the Blessed One explains about galaxies, planets and the fact that the light travels faster than the sound. Over 2500 years ago, with no equipments as such you find today which certainly put the science in our day into the question, is it really modern as they say or are we still at the basics?

Ananda, as long as the moon and sun illuminate the directions, till then the thousand-fold world systems will prevail, with a thousand, moons, suns, Mahameru mountains, Indian peninsulars, Aparagoyanas, Uttarakurus, Pubhavidehas, Fourfold oceans, Fourfold rulers, Fourfold guardian kings, heavens of the thirty-three, heavens of Titan gods, heavens of happiness, heavens of the gods of creation, heavens of the gods who create others, worlds of Brahma. Ananda, to this is called the Thousandfold Culanika world system. Ananda, as long as the thousand-fold Culanika world system prevails till then the thousand-fold world system, calls this the two thousand-fold middle world system. Ananda, as long as the two thousand-fold middle world element prevails till then the thousand-fold world system calls this the three thousand-fold and the great thousand-fold world system. Ananda, if the Thus Gone One desires, He announces to the three thousand-fold and the great thousand-fold world system.

Venerable sir, how does the Blessed One, if he desires announce to the three thousand-fold and the great thousand-fold world system?

Here Ananda, the Thus Gone One pervades the three thousand-fold and the great thousand-fold world system with an effulgent light, so that those sentient beings see it, then the Thus Gone One makes a sound. In this manner an announcement is made to the three thousand-fold and the great thousand-fold world system if he desires.

Extracted from Anguttara Nikaya – Tika Nipatha – Anandavaggo…

Namo Buddhaya!