Lingbao Thirty-Two Heavens
Overview
Section titled “Overview”This canonical ID (75) currently groups 2 source layers with divergent titles. Milestone-1 migration preserves every layer below without inventing a single merged narrative. Status: needs-review.
Also attested under these titles
Section titled “Also attested under these titles”- Nyūdan — Entering the Maṇḍala
Research layers
Section titled “Research layers”Layer 1: Nyūdan — Entering the Maṇḍala
Section titled “Layer 1: Nyūdan — Entering the Maṇḍala”Source file:
01_Buddhism.md
Ritual “entry” is both spatial and initiatory. The candidate crosses from ordinary space into the Buddha’s ritual cosmos.
Elements may include purification, blindfolding, mantra, mudrā, flower-casting and abhiṣeka.
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Layer 2: Lingbao Thirty-Two Heavens
Section titled “Layer 2: Lingbao Thirty-Two Heavens”Source file:
02_Daoism.md
Lingbao cosmology arranges thirty-two heavens around a cosmic center, with the Grand Veil (Daluo) at the center/highest domain in the relevant schema.
Ritual significance
Section titled “Ritual significance”The heavens are not merely speculative cosmology. They provide destinations, ranks and spatial structure for visualization, scripture, petitions and salvation rites.
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