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Buddhism represents a departure from the older doctrines, these primary assumptions are vital to the mechanics of Buddhist theory. Initially, the Buddhist as well as the Hindu sees the universe and all forms of life as parts of a process of eternal flux.

Area Handbook for Burma - Page 132
by American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Area Studies, Thomas Duval Roberts - 1968 - 375 pages
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Area Handbook for Burma, Volume 550, Issues 61-62

John William Henderson, American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Area Studies - 1971 - 364 pages

...assumptions remain vital to the mechanics of Buddhist theory. The Buddhist and the Hindu alike see the universe and all forms of life as parts of a process of eternal flux, which is cyclical and recurrent. For the individual, this means that his present life is merely a phase...

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