The Twenty Parallel Worlds (Internal Reference)¶
This version compiles primary source texts in full, arranged by logical framework, for in-depth study.
I. Definition and Mathematical Derivation¶
The twenty worlds are derived from the three-dimensional coordinate system
The dense network of positive and negative time spreading throughout cosmic space is called the time tunnel. The channels connecting the Thirty-Six-Dimensional Space to one another are called space tunnels. Time tunnels are always vertical; space tunnels are always horizontal. To travel to the past or future, one uses the time tunnel; to travel across the Thirty-Six-Dimensional Space, one uses the space tunnel. Time and space are interlaced, producing twenty quadrants. We know that time has positive and negative directions, and so does space. Considering only positive time and positive space yields a single quadrant — the first quadrant of the plane coordinate system. When we include negative time and negative space, we get four quadrants (xy, x-y, -xy, -x-y), formed by real numbers. Upon entering the antimatter world, we discover an additional imaginary unit i; substituting z for i and combining with xy generates a three-dimensional coordinate system with twenty quadrants: xyz, xy-z, x-y-z, x-yz, -x-y-z, -xyz, -x-yz, -xy-z, xz, x-z, -xz, -x-z, yz, y-z, -yz, -y-z, xy, x-y, -xy, -x-y. Thus the whole universe contains twenty worlds, called the twenty parallel worlds because they coexist simultaneously.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Antimatter World Chapter · Space-Time Tunnels and the Twenty Parallel Worlds)
The Greatest Creator is the supreme mathematician. Everything in the universe can be expressed and derived through mathematics (numbers, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, imaginary functions, and more).
The three-dimensional coordinate system reveals twenty coexisting worlds. With the assistance of Wanmin and Canghai, the mathematical expression is as follows.
Adding a Z-axis to the four quadrants of the plane coordinate system yields twenty quadrants via factorial calculation:
(5×4/2) + (5×4×3/3×2×1) = 20
Mathematics is the abstract world; the world is concrete mathematics. There is no world outside mathematics, and no mathematics outside the world. These twenty quadrants are the twenty worlds — and there are no others.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Antimatter World Chapter · The Twenty Parallel Worlds and Their Names)
II. Names and Coordinates of the Twenty Worlds¶
(Chanyuan Corpus · Antimatter World Chapter · The Twenty Parallel Worlds and Their Names)
| No. | Name | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Human World | XY |
| 2 | Animal Layer | X(-Y) |
| 3 | Plant Layer | (-X)Y |
| 4 | Underworld (Yin Realm) | (-X)(-Y) |
| 5 | Human-Celestial Realm | XZ |
| 6 | Yin-Yang Interface | X(-Z) |
| 7 | Ice Layer | (-X)(-Z) |
| 8 | Ghost-Celestial Realm | (-X)Z |
| 9 | Yang Polar Black Hole | YZ |
| 10 | Micro-Life World | Y(-Z) |
| 11 | Fire Refinement Layer | (-Y)(-Z) |
| 12 | Unstable Life World | (-Y)Z |
| 13 | Celestial Realm (Gods/Buddhas, Elysium, Celestial Islands Continent) | XYZ |
| 14 | Bodhisattva World | X(-Y)Z |
| 15 | Yin Polar Black Hole | (-X)(-Y)Z |
| 16 | Angel-Celestial World | (-X)YZ |
| 17 | Millennium Realm | XY(-Z) |
| 18 | Ten-Thousand-Year Realm | X(-Y)(-Z) |
| 19 | Demon World | (-X)(-Y)(-Z) |
| 20 | Three-Realms Transit Zone | (-X)Y(-Z) |
Among these twenty parallel worlds, the human world is the XY world; the realm where so-called ghosts dwell is the -X-Y world; the realm of gods and Buddhas is the XYZ world; the realm of demons and monsters is the -X-Y-Z world; the Millennium Realm is in the XY-Z world; the Ten-Thousand-Year Realm is in the X-Y-Z world; and the Celestial Islands Continent is in the XYZ world.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Antimatter World Chapter · Space-Time Tunnels and the Twenty Parallel Worlds)
These names are only provisional. Without them, understanding is difficult; but with them, thinking becomes constrained. … The name that can be named is not the eternal name. Do not be bound by these names. Once you have truly understood, discard them, for they are extremely unscientific.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Antimatter World Chapter · The Twenty Parallel Worlds and Their Names)
III. The Cool Realm O-Point — Hub and Dwelling of the Greatest Creator¶
Where is the Greatest Creator? The Greatest Creator resides in the Cool Realm. Where is the Cool Realm? It is the O-point of the coordinate system. Every axis — x, y, and z — must pass through that O-point. All twenty parallel worlds connect to the O-point. Therefore, the Greatest Creator simultaneously exists in all twenty worlds. Without the Greatest Creator, not a single world would continue to exist.
Why must we walk the path of the Greatest Creator? Because only by passing through the Greatest Creator can we reach any other space. Without the Greatest Creator, one can only circle within a single world, never reaching the others.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Antimatter World Chapter · Space-Time Tunnels and the Twenty Parallel Worlds)
There are twenty parallel worlds and thirty-six-dimensional spaces in the universe. In this vast cosmos, where does the Greatest Creator dwell?
The essence of the Greatest Creator (質) resides in the Cool Realm of the Thirty-Six-Dimensional Space. This Cool Realm is the hub point of the twenty parallel worlds — the O-point of the XYZ coordinate axes, functioning like the central nervous system of the human body: the command center of the universe.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Deity Chapter · Where Is the Greatest Creator — How to Revere the Greatest Creator)
The essence of the Greatest Creator is in the Cool Realm; the spirit is in all things of the universe. The Cool Realm is the 0-point of the coordinate system. All twenty parallel worlds connect to that 0-point, so the Greatest Creator simultaneously exists in all twenty parallel worlds. Without the Greatest Creator, not a single world would exist.
(New Era Humanity's 800 Concepts, 4th Edition · Concept 511)
The Supreme Buddha — the Greatest Creator — resides in the Cool Realm. The Cool Realm is the hub of the twenty parallel worlds — the O-point. Therefore, staying close to the Greatest Creator enables one to avoid extreme calamities.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Revelation Chapter · Extreme Heat Must Bring Extreme Cold)
IV. Why We Cannot See the Other Nineteen Worlds¶
We are currently in the XY world — the human world. To us, the other nineteen worlds appear illusory. Yet these so-called illusory worlds are not actually illusory. We regard them as such because our five senses — sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch — cannot perceive them; our spiritual sight (灵觉) has not been opened; our thinking is limited. If spiritual sight opens and our thinking reaches that level, we will be able to "see" the other nineteen worlds and know that what seems illusory is not, that "emptiness is form."
When I speak of the antimatter world, I mean the other nineteen worlds beyond the XY world.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Antimatter World Chapter · Space-Time Tunnels and the Twenty Parallel Worlds)
Almost everyone dreams. When awake, we cannot see the dream world — yet we cannot deny its existence. Likewise, we cannot deny the existence of the other nineteen worlds beyond the human world.
No matter who — Jesus, Shakyamuni Buddha, Laozi, Muhammad, or any other remarkable figure — whenever they spoke of worlds, they could never go beyond these twenty parallel worlds.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Antimatter World Chapter · The Twenty Parallel Worlds and Their Names)
V. Relationship to the Thirty-Six-Dimensional Space¶
To understand cosmic space, three principles must be observed: the principle of symmetry, scientific fact, and mathematical logic. Any claim about time-space that violates these three principles is absurd.
Apart from the Cool Realm O-point, everything in the universe — whether things or spaces — exists symmetrically. Things and spaces that do not conform to the principle of symmetry do not exist.
If we speak of "heavens," the universe has only these twenty. Any claim about how many heavens exist beyond this is erroneous, because it cannot be expressed and derived through mathematical logic.
(Xuefeng Corpus · Essays · The Difference and Connection Between Lifechanyuan's Spatial Theory and Buddhist Three-Realm Theory)
The twenty parallel worlds are like the body's systems — the locomotive, nervous, endocrine, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems.
The thirty-six-dimensional spaces are like the body's individual organs — hair, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands, feet, lungs, liver, kidneys, heart, spleen, gallbladder, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, bladder, and so on.
The ten great continents are like the body's functional capacities — soul, consciousness, thinking, intellect, spirituality, spirit, sensing, and emergency response.
(Xuefeng Corpus · Q&A · Reply to Tongtian on the Thirty-Six-Dimensional Space and the Ten Continents)
The twenty parallel worlds are divided according to mathematical principles; the thirty-six-dimensional spaces are divided according to the characteristics of LIFE.
(Xuefeng Corpus · Q&A · Famen's Questions for the Beloved Guide)
VI. Cultivation Meaning — From XY to XYZ¶
Lifechanyuan places Chanyuan Celestials' destination in the Celestial Islands Continent (XYZ world), the most wonderful place — and that is where I am guiding everyone.
How do we get there? We must fully understand the Chanyuan Corpus and Xuefeng Corpus, actively participate in building Lifechanyuan, and — above all — thoroughly understand the Eight Thinking Ladders and the Eight Mysteries of LIFE; neither can be omitted.
Moving from XY toward XYZ requires both time tunnels and space tunnels, primarily the space tunnel — we are not returning to the past but advancing to the future. Though the move from XY to XYZ is a parallel shift, the process takes some time, so the time tunnel is also briefly needed. Our main vehicle is the space tunnel through which we enter the Celestial Islands Continent.
From the moment you became a Chanyuan Celestial, you have already entered the space tunnel leading to the Celestial Islands Continent. Though your physical body remains in the XY world, your spirit body has already followed the guide on a journey through the space tunnel — we set out long ago.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Antimatter World Chapter · Space-Time Tunnels and the Twenty Parallel Worlds)
Among the twenty parallel worlds and thirty-six-dimensional spaces, the most carefree and free beings are celestials.
(Chanyuan Corpus · Celestial Refinement Chapter · Those Without a Fixed Heart Are Celestials)
There are twenty parallel worlds and thirty-six-dimensional spaces in the universe, as well as heaven and hell. Heaven is designed for the perfect; hell is for those with defects. Whatever life state one has, that is the space one inhabits.
(New Era Humanity's 800 Concepts, 4th Edition · Concept 474 — Eight Awakenings from Human to Celestial: Awakening to Space)