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Is Buddhist cosmic dissolution the same as final judgment?
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Generally, no. Buddhist cosmologies commonly describe vast recurring cycles in which worlds form and dissolve under conditioned processes. Liberation concerns release from saṃsāra rather than a creator’s final judgment of one irreversible cosmic history, though Buddhist schools and regional movements vary widely.
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