<p>Theravada teacher 31 planes of existence. Then there are many other (millions) similar planes.
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<p>The Avataṃsaka Sūtra describes a cosmos of infinite universes upon universes, mutually containing one another. I know this scripture is taught in Huayan, Chan, and Pure Land sects, but are there any other Buddhist sects that teach this?</p>
<p>The Avatamsaka Sutra and these sects teach that infinite universes are connected to a jeweled flower garland or net, and universes reflect each other.</p>

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Huayan = Pure Land, as answered [here](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/43469/huayan-buddhism-flower-garland/43475#43475). Chan/Zen interprets this sutra as taught that the whole of existence permeating each of its parts.
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Is Huayan, Chan, and Pure Land Buddhism the only sects that teach about multiverses?
# Is Huayan, Chan, and Pure Land Buddhism the only sects that teach about multiverses?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-12)

The Avataṃsaka Sūtra describes a cosmos of infinite universes upon universes, mutually containing one another. I know this scripture is taught in Huayan, Chan, and Pure Land sects, but are there any other Buddhist sects that teach this?

The Avatamsaka Sutra and these sects teach that infinite universes are connected to a jeweled flower garland or net, and universes reflect each other.

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> **username_1**: Huayan = Pure Land, as answered [here](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/43469/huayan-buddhism-flower-garland/43475#43475). Chan/Zen interprets this sutra as taught that the whole of existence permeating each of its parts.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-01-12. Score: -1

Theravada teacher 31 planes of existence. Then there are many other (millions) similar planes.
<https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sagga/loka.html>


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