這種宇宙通過膨脹及收縮的循環模型的確不是新鮮事物, 其實早在上世紀初愛因斯坦提出廣義相對論的時候就已經有科學家提出類似的想法. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_model 不過或許更令人感興趣的是早在約2500年前的原始佛教經典中也有類似的敍述. https://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php/The_science_of_Buddhism 以上連結中的文章引述 "He recalls to mind his various temporary states in days gone by – one birth, or two or three or four or five births, 10 or 20, 30 or 50, a 100 or a 1,000 or a 100,000 births, through many cycles of cosmic contraction and cosmic expansion . . . Now there comes a time, when sooner or later, after the lapse of a long, long period of contraction, this world-system passes away. And when this happens beings have mostly been re-born in the World of Radiance, and there they dwell made of mind, feeding on joy, radiating light from themselves, traversing the air, dwelling in glory; and thus they remain for a long, long period of time. Now there comes also a time, friends, when sooner or later, this universe begins to re-evolve by expansion.” (The Buddha, Brahmajala Sutta, Digha Nikaya, Sutta Pitaka) google翻譯 「他回想起過去幾天裡他的各種暫時狀態——一次出生、兩次、三次、四次或五次出生、十次或二十次、三十次或五十次、一百次、一千次或十萬次出生，經歷了許多宇宙循環。收縮和宇宙膨脹。 。 。 現在總有一天，在經歷了很長一段時間的收縮之後，這個世界體系遲早會消亡。 當這種情況發生時，眾生大多已重生於光明世界，在那裡，他們住於心所造，以喜悅為食，自體放射光明，穿越虛空，住於榮耀之中； 因此它們會停留很長很長一段時間。 現在，朋友們，這個宇宙遲早會開始因膨脹而重新演化。”
不過或許更令人感興趣的是早在約2500年前的原始佛教經典中也有類似的敍述.
https://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php/The_science_of_Buddhism
以上連結中的文章引述 "He recalls to mind his various temporary states in days gone by – one birth, or two or three or four or five births, 10 or 20, 30 or 50, a 100 or a 1,000 or a 100,000 births, through many cycles of cosmic contraction and cosmic expansion . . . Now there comes a time, when sooner or later, after the lapse of a long, long period of contraction, this world-system passes away. And when this happens beings have mostly been re-born in the World of Radiance, and there they dwell made of mind, feeding on joy, radiating light from themselves, traversing the air, dwelling in glory; and thus they remain for a long, long period of time. Now there comes also a time, friends, when sooner or later, this universe begins to re-evolve by expansion.” (The Buddha, Brahmajala Sutta, Digha Nikaya, Sutta Pitaka)
google翻譯
「他回想起過去幾天裡他的各種暫時狀態——一次出生、兩次、三次、四次或五次出生、十次或二十次、三十次或五十次、一百次、一千次或十萬次出生，經歷了許多宇宙循環。收縮和宇宙膨脹。 。 。 現在總有一天，在經歷了很長一段時間的收縮之後，這個世界體系遲早會消亡。 當這種情況發生時，眾生大多已重生於光明世界，在那裡，他們住於心所造，以喜悅為食，自體放射光明，穿越虛空，住於榮耀之中； 因此它們會停留很長很長一段時間。 現在，朋友們，這個宇宙遲早會開始因膨脹而重新演化。”
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