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A prediction of Nalanda philosophers

 

Another prediction of Indian philosophers that actually came true:
"No matter how minutely & continuously you analyse the finest particles, you will not be able to predict the World of Forms [Rupaloka] from that"
-Nalanda philosophers
"Imagine a vertical axis of time (ūrdhvatālakṣaṇa) and a horizontal axis of space (tiryaglakṣaṇa). In this system a REAL Thing, particle or Quality can exist/persist/extend only in ONE point of time & space."
-Dharmakīrti of Nalanda (650 CE)- [Baudha Nominalist argument against universals]
Now what does experimental results of modern science say?
"Below the Planck length [=1.616255×10−35 m], classical laws of science break down"
-Modern Physicist
All the laws our world operates under simply cease to exist at that level. Everything we hold to be true- from the simplest to the most complex classical equations and Natural truths- dissolve. However, we don't need to go down to the extreme microscopy of Planck length to validate the theory. The Nalanda prediction that there is a 'micro-macro dissociation' holds true even above the Planck length due to uncertainty principle:
"One cannot simultaneously measure the position and momentum of an electron"
-Werner Heisenberg

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  1. GurudocJuly 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM

    Good analogy , as long as readers don't take scientific laws/philosophical principles literally and understand that they are used to illustrate thoughts / ideas that are hard to capture /convey exactly in the way it is intended /experienced .

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