Since most Christians believe that non christians will go to hell, do Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, etc also believe that not believing what they believe constitutes eternal damnation (or their religious equivalent) for others?
2007-12-18 08:07:03 · 8 answers · asked by s7e28w81 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Just curious? No judgement intended.
2007-12-18 08:11:25 · update #1
Muslims, yes.
Jews don't believe humans go to hell. Just a period in Ghenna to be purified or something.
Buddhists don't believe that belief in reincarnation effects the cycle at all. It's what you do that affects reincarnation, not what you believe. (Their Hell would be a state of mind or being.)
2007-12-18 08:10:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In traditional Buddhism, it is believed that certain actions (spelled out below) will cause a person to be re-born in the lowest of the six realms -- sometimes called the Hell Realm.
However, being born into the Hell Realm doesn't mean that a person will be there forever -- only until they cleanse their karma. Then they can be re-born into a higher realm.
The actions that can cause rebirth into this Hell Realm are:
1. Killing your mother
2. Killing your father
3. Killing an arhat (enlightened being)
4. Causing a Buddha to bleed
5. Creating disharmony in the community of Buddhist practitioners
Actually, this world itself is a hell realm if we create suffering for ourselves and/or others.
2007-12-18 09:19:47 · answer #2 · answered by P'ang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Belief does not affect anything, does not affect anything at all...
Think of an athlete wanting to win at the Olympic games... he/she says "I will win...!" - it is not the belief of the person believing that will enable them to win, but it is all the training and practice beforehand that will ensure that person's success. It is what you do that makes the difference, and not what you believe.
Think about gravity. You cannot say "Oh, I believe there is no gravity, therefore I can levitate..." - that simply does not happen - gravity has it's effect - because it is real, and we are all subjected to it.
And so religions do nothing at all, as regards belief. Belief does not change a thing. Therefore there is no hell and no heaven... If you go to one or the other, it will be only because of what you have done in this life...
But I seriously believe that neither exist - but that we all go to the same place, anyway...
2007-12-18 08:22:27 · answer #3 · answered by TruthBox 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jews: Think non-Jews will go to hell.
Buddhists: Believe in reincarnation. No one goes to hell.
Muslims: Think everyone but Jews, Christians, and Muslims go to hell (these 3 religions all worship the same God).
2007-12-18 08:17:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Buddhist belief doesn't have a concept of hell.
2007-12-18 08:12:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
well, buddhists dont believe in hell, and are accepting of other religions as long as they are based in well-meaning.
2007-12-18 08:11:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would assume so. The people I have known from some of the religions you have named have expressed that idea.
2007-12-18 08:33:15 · answer #7 · answered by paula r 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I WOULD'T WORRY ABOUT THAT , IF YOU LIVE A GODLY LIFE YOU WILL GO TO HEAVEN NO MATTER WHAT RELIGION YOU ARE
2007-12-18 08:13:49 · answer #8 · answered by Diego R 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋