““Can someone die and born on another planet where life is possible?”
- Yes. It is possible, but the likelihood decreases in the following order: (i) Most rebirths are within the same cakkavāla. As explained in the post “31 Realms Associated with the Earth” our cakkavāla is based on the Earth. (ii) There is a small possibility that rebirth happens in a different cakkavāla within the “cūḷanikā lokadhātu” cluster containing our cakkavāla. (iii) The possibility of rebirth in a different “cūḷanikā lokadhātu” within the “majjhimikā lokadhātu” is even smaller. (iv) The possibility of rebirth in a different “majjhimikā lokadhātu” within the “mahāsahassī lokadhātu” is even smaller.
“And if a Brahma from “Earth 1” goes to “Earth 2” to meet a Buddha there and dies, on which planet will it be born?:
- There can be only one Buddha in a “mahāsahassī lokadhātu” at a given period. Thus, until Buddha Maitreya appears, Buddha Gotama’s Sasana is the only Buddha Sasana within our “mahāsahassī lokadhātu.”
- The chance of rebirth in a different “mahāsahassī lokadhātu” is almost zero.
- Note that there can be uncountable “mahāsahassī lokadhātu” in the universe. Within them, there could be many Buddhas living right now. The universe is unfathomably large, as scientists are finding out now.
