The Science of Explaining the Truth of the Buddha

Abstract

             This academic article aims to study and analyze the Buddha's science of explaining Truth. It was found that in the principle of Niyāma 5, the Buddha presented a foundational scientific framework that governs the 'being' and 'dynamics' of all phenomena in the universe. These laws are not separate but demonstrate the holistic relationship of the cosmos, functioning like laws that control material and energy processes. Furthermore, during the Buddha's time, there was knowledge concerning the concept of the "Paramanu", which originated from a fundamental inquiry into the nature of death. When a person's body is completely cremated, only the invisible "Vinyana" or "Jit Vinyana" remains, raising the question among Indians: What are the subtle, invisible constituents of our ancestors or even the gods? This inquiry is consistent with the Abhidhamma teaching of "Sukhumarūpa Tika", where the Buddha detailed, classified, and specified the properties of form and material phenomena. In considering the underlying mechanism that drives everything, the Buddhist explanation clearly leans towards naturalism. It attempts to describe the basic engine of the universe without relying on supernatural concepts or the intervention of a creator. The Buddha explained that things are not static matter or objects composed of fixed parts; rather, he viewed everything as energy and processes lacking independent substance. What we perceive as "objects" or "self" is merely the temporary aggregation of factors that are constantly arising and ceasing.