@dabuddhist and moreover, Christianity and Islam are the only religions that send people to hell for not believing in the existence of God and that none are like him, other religions solely base hell on deeds and don't care weather your atheist, agnostic, or a polytheist......
I would just like to remind people here that Buddhism does adapt to local regional cultures as in this case. The beliefs and dieties are generally transferred to a Buddhist version of themselves. Buddhism's original teachings did not include heaven or hell, but move away from religiosity to focus on awakening, which is the main point. You are supposed to take the version you can handle and grow with it.
Actulaly...there is a place in the bible that says people can repeal to angels while in hell..and the angels will ask god to save the person. Sounds completly stupid i know. but its in there.
I've read from Tibetan texts that if u have enough evil karma you may go to the lowest hell, where there is no chance of escape until the end of the universe (when a new one is born after all realms are temporarily destroyed).
This isn't eternity, but would feel like it.
If you practice pure land Buddhism, it is that that if you attain the Dhyanas you will be reborn into a pure land heaven with enlightened ones where you will stay & learn the pure Dharma, until u become fully enlightened.
@oscie1 A story goes that a bodhisattva died & went to hell, where he was greeted by a man who had a sawblade in his head, the man said his punishment was to have this blade in his head for 400 years, and now his time was up, he was reborn. It was the bodhisattvas turn, he felt the intense agony of the blade in his head and thought "I wish I could stay here for 1,200 years, so the next 2 people don't have to suffer this cruel fate" and with that kind thought the blade shattered & he was reborn.
@oscie1 I heard this in a talk by head Buddhist monk, Ajahn Brahm, his channel is BuddhistSocietyWA, and I believe the title of the talk was "What Happens After You Die?" I don't know if this link'll work, but it ends watch?v=BZZupDuprhU
Buddhism adherents have used the hells that people sometimes visit after this life as a stimulus to awaken to spiritual values, not to scare people into being Buddhists. The point is to awaken, not to obsess over hell like an idiot. Everyone should investigate the core teachings of Buddhism before making a judgement about it.
الله يهديكم .
shay6an1974 3 weeks ago
@dabuddhist Thats awesome. Death is also a learning experience and you end up in different realms.
crabfishlion 10 months ago
@dabuddhist and Muslims, don't Forget Muslims.
BeamSurfer 1 year ago
@dabuddhist and moreover, Christianity and Islam are the only religions that send people to hell for not believing in the existence of God and that none are like him, other religions solely base hell on deeds and don't care weather your atheist, agnostic, or a polytheist......
BeamSurfer 1 year ago
I would just like to remind people here that Buddhism does adapt to local regional cultures as in this case. The beliefs and dieties are generally transferred to a Buddhist version of themselves. Buddhism's original teachings did not include heaven or hell, but move away from religiosity to focus on awakening, which is the main point. You are supposed to take the version you can handle and grow with it.
HoustonShaolinTemple 2 years ago
@dabuddhist Yep, it's just eons!!!
dg1000 2 years ago
@NIN992 Well, I think it is "like eternal", since life in hell accounts for eons of human time from what I learned from university....
dg1000 2 years ago
Actulaly...there is a place in the bible that says people can repeal to angels while in hell..and the angels will ask god to save the person. Sounds completly stupid i know. but its in there.
jeffdkillman 2 years ago
@NIN992
Nothing is eternal, like the universe everything changes.
Strome88 2 years ago
I've read from Tibetan texts that if u have enough evil karma you may go to the lowest hell, where there is no chance of escape until the end of the universe (when a new one is born after all realms are temporarily destroyed).
This isn't eternity, but would feel like it.
If you practice pure land Buddhism, it is that that if you attain the Dhyanas you will be reborn into a pure land heaven with enlightened ones where you will stay & learn the pure Dharma, until u become fully enlightened.
kensei85 2 years ago
@kensei85 holy shit ,that means trillions of years of torture
oscie1 8 months ago
@oscie1 A story goes that a bodhisattva died & went to hell, where he was greeted by a man who had a sawblade in his head, the man said his punishment was to have this blade in his head for 400 years, and now his time was up, he was reborn. It was the bodhisattvas turn, he felt the intense agony of the blade in his head and thought "I wish I could stay here for 1,200 years, so the next 2 people don't have to suffer this cruel fate" and with that kind thought the blade shattered & he was reborn.
kensei85 8 months ago
@kensei85 where did you read this?
oscie1 8 months ago
@oscie1 I heard this in a talk by head Buddhist monk, Ajahn Brahm, his channel is BuddhistSocietyWA, and I believe the title of the talk was "What Happens After You Die?" I don't know if this link'll work, but it ends watch?v=BZZupDuprhU
kensei85 8 months ago
@kensei85 thank you
oscie1 8 months ago
yeah but isn't it still for like a trillion years or something? i spose it beats eternity
Bogorosmerenylo 2 years ago
Buddhism adherents have used the hells that people sometimes visit after this life as a stimulus to awaken to spiritual values, not to scare people into being Buddhists. The point is to awaken, not to obsess over hell like an idiot. Everyone should investigate the core teachings of Buddhism before making a judgement about it.
HoustonShaolinTemple 3 years ago 11
@HoustonShaolinTemple That is so true! Chant the Namu Amida Butsu! B/c I believe that humans have really entered mappo.... T_T
dg1000 2 years ago