all creation; all phenomena of the universe — a literary or philosophical term referring to everything that exists.
自然の万象を観察することで世界の成り立ちを考える。
By observing all phenomena of nature one ponders the constitution of the world.
詩人は万象の移ろいを詩に託した。
The poet entrusted the transience of all things to his poetry.
科学は万象に共通する法則を探る営みでもある。
Science is also an endeavor to seek laws common to all phenomena.