Maydanov, A. S. Universal Order in Indian Vedas

Abstract: The Vedas authors believed in the compound character of the Universe. They saw the Universe as an organization which elements are related to one another in a certain way. To their opinion, the world consisted of the five elements including sky, earth and airspace. Vedas authors admitted that there must be another space on the other side of the sky as well as the under world. The main elements of the Universe, sky and earth were the source of physical and moral strength and a reliable life support. Views on the Universe were based on the ontological idea of the universal genesis. The sky had the structure, too, and it was viewed as an environment for all kinds of life activities. Arian Rishis came to the conclusion that one could encounter objects and phenomena of a completely different kind if going deep into the Universe. In the airspace Gods performed their activities and had contacts with people. The day and night wheel rotated around the earth and allowed the change of night and day. The Arias did not question whether there was a support holding the sky and earth. To their mind, earth had a form of a sphere and was heliocentric, i.e. it had no borders. Their picture of the world was based on the geomorphic paradigm and the dynamism principle. Rishis were also attracted to ontological ideas of development and genetic connection between elements of the Universe. In general, their picture of the world shows the unbalanced archaic type of intellect reflecting different levels of development of its particular potentials. Such type of intellect was typical for other epochs and stages in the history of spiritual development of humankind.

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