Some ancient myths depict a character skipping forward in time. In Hindu mythology, the Vishnu Purana mentions the story of King Raivata Kakudmi, who travels to heaven to meet the creator Brahma and is surprised to learn when he returns to Earth that many ages have passed. The Buddhist Pāli Canon mentions the relativity of time. The Payasi Sutta tells of one of the Buddha's chief disciples, Kumara Kassapa, who explains to the skeptic Payasi that time in the Heavens passes differently than on Earth. The Japanese tale of "Urashima Tarō", first described in the Manyoshu, tells of a young fisherman named Urashima-no-ko () who visits an undersea palace. After three days, he returns home to his village and finds himself 300 years in the future, where he has been forgotten, his house is in ruins, and his family has died.
Some ancient myths depict a character skipping forward in time In Hindu mythology the Vishnu Purana mentions the story of King Raivata Kakudmi who travels to heaven to meet the creator Brahma and is surprised to learn when he returns to Earth that many ages have passed The Buddhist Pāli Canon mentions the relativity of time The Payasi Sutta tells of one of the Buddha's chief disciples Kumara Kassapa who explains to the skeptic Payasi that time in the Heavens passes differently than on Earth The Japanese tale of "Urashima Tarō" first described in the Manyoshu tells of a young fisherman named Urashima-no-ko () who visits an undersea palace After three days he returns home to his village and finds himself 300 years in the future where he has been forgotten his house is in ruins and his family has died