This video is built around a talk given in the Vivekavana Buddhist Society, Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia on September 2nd 2012.

The talk is illustrated with infographics describing the planes of existence as they are envisioned in the traditional Buddhist conception, and with photographs of representations of the various realms.

The talk shows how knowing these realms can be useful for a person's understanding of their place in the universe, and how they move between these realms both in this life, and in future lives.

An extension of the Geography of Buddhism series, this video looks at the sacred geography of Buddhism.

The original infographic can be found here: http://www.photodharma.net/Nature/Pos...

A second talk discusses Devolution and Evolution:    • Bhante Anandajoti: Devolution and Evo...  

For references to the Planes in the Tipitaka, please see here: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dh...

For more detailed information on the Planes of Existence, please see Bhante Suvanno's book here: http://archive.org/download/The31Plan...