Buddha soul traveled to other planets

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In traditional Buddhist cosmology and texts, the historical Buddha did not physically travel in a spacecraft, but advanced disciples like Maudgalyayana used mental and psychic powers (iddhi/abhijña) to travel across vast cosmic world systems and visit distant planets inhabited by giant beings and other Buddhas. 

Buddhist Cosmology and Maudgalyayana's Journey

Cosmic travel: Texts describe advanced monks using meditative powers to project their consciousness or travel physically to distant solar systems (lokadhatus). 
Other worlds: In these accounts, monks visit planets with beings vastly different in physical size and structure, meeting other enlightened teachers (Buddhas of Light) presiding over distant realms. 
Countless universes: The Avatamsaka Sutra and other texts outline a multiverse containing an infinite number of world systems, realms, and planes of existence rather than a single isolated Earth. 

Alternative and Esoteric Views

Anthroposophy: Rudolf Steiner’s spiritual philosophy suggests that after his earthly life, the being of the Buddha undertook a spiritual mission to Mars to influence its planetary and cultural evolution. 
Modern speculation: Some pop-culture and alternative theories speculate about extraterrestrial origins, though mainstream Buddhist teachings on the cosmos focus on spiritual rebirth across 31 planes of existence rather than physical alien visitation. Users on platforms like Reddit generally agree that while Buddhism accepts life across multiple world systems via karma and rebirth, the focus remains on ending suffering rather than mapping outer space. 

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