1. Yes. What Dawson called “transcendent truths” (Four Noble Truths//Paṭicca Samuppāda/Tilakkhana) are Nature’s laws.
- Those laws never change and apply anywhere in the universe at any time. They are “universal truths.”
- All Buddhas discover those laws through their efforts. Any given Buddha does not invent them; they merely re-discover the hidden truths.
- After a Buddha passes away, those teachings will be lost over the years. Then, until the next Buddha is born, they disappear.
- Some of these are discussed in “Pāramitā – How a Puthujjana Becomes a Buddha.”
2. Mundane laws apply to geographic locations, cultures, etc., as Stacy pointed out.
- They can evolve as the societies evolve. Interactions with other parts of the world can influence such changes, as we can see today.
- Since they change over time, such laws/rules/customs are not based on “universal truths.”
