there appears seven suns (as in a different Sutta), symbolic of intense heat. A critical point in Sugunasiri’s reconstruction of the Buddha’s universe is the novel take on the Abhassaras - as photons, translating the term Abhassara literally as ‘hither-come-shining arrow’ (ā + bhas + sara). In an expanded study, Sugunasiri points to two other Suttas (Brahmajala and Patika) in which the Buddha presents dimensions of the cosmic process. He also shows how the Buddha cuts through the Vedic myth of creation referred to in Gombrich. Notes Further reading Collins, Steven, “ The Discourse on What is Primary (Aggañña Sutta), An annotated Translation”, Journal of Indian Philosophy 21, 301-393. Suwanda H J Sugunasiri, PhD, 2014, Dhamma Aboard Evolution: A Canonical Study of Aggañña Sutta in relation to Science, Toronto: Nalanda Publishing Canada. External links Pali Text The Aggañña Sutta in original Pali SuttaCentral Translations The Origin of the World, translation by Bhikkhu Sujato On Knowledge of Beginnings, translation by unknown translator Essays Religions and Human Rights: Buddhism vs Brahminism an excerpt of a monograph by Nalin Swaris. Digha Nikaya Creation myths Buddhism and evolution