there are many people don't believe there is heave. but can you remember buddha have been to heaven when he was alive that was so amazing and he has seen how people in heaven , they being peaceful in heaven because they have done ggod of being on earth. and buddha have went looked in the hell he found all the people in the hell looked horrible and uncomfortable, they were hurt and cried screamed that because they have to spent theirlives after deaed in hell. But our buddha now he is being peaceful on heaven and he left us to search and find the answer how we being kindness to lives of being human.
this is true, you will believe what i told you if you are rel buddhists only. you can find the story about Buddha life in the last earth before, he was born so many earth lives.
2007-02-21 03:19:26 · 4 answers · asked by GonE 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Just like the Bible, the Buddhist scriptures have been edited by many men who think what it should mean throughout centuries. Please understand that not everything written is true and many things are created by men.
It's very dangerous to follow every single word that another being said or written. Even Buddha tells us not to believe in everything that religions or Buddha says. Look at the Christians, many actually believe that every word from the Bible is the word of their God.
2007-02-22 04:34:17 · answer #1 · answered by Renee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we do good just to get into heaven, or avoid doing evil just to avoid going to hell, then the action looses all meaning because we are not doing it to help people, but rather for a reward. So, you are saying that if someone does not believe in heaven and hell, then they are not a true Buddhist? Funny, Buddha himself said:
“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it”
- Siddhartha Gautama -
I don't find this idea of heaven or hell to be logical, so I have the right to reject it. Please, don't try to define Buddhism, because our Buddhist beliefs are very personal.
2007-02-21 11:36:26 · answer #2 · answered by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this a word scramble or something? Find the missing verbs>? What's your game? The Buddha did not believe in an immortal soul.
2007-02-21 11:24:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think I see what you're saying-if it's basically that Buddha had reincarnations and imbetween he saw heaven & hell, did he mean they werre locations or are they philosophical concepts? I haven't read on Buddhism (yet) but my understanding is that it's more of a philosophy and I don't think his interpretation is anything like the Old Testament descrioption of God or the New Testament description of heaven and hell. I would think he saw heaven and hell as temporary 'phases' of punishment or reward based on the individuals subconscious belief of what they had done.
2007-02-21 11:32:01 · answer #4 · answered by strpenta 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋