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The end goal of Buddhism is enlightenment or 'Nirvana'. This is NOT Heaven. Enlightenment comes when you become non-self or nothing. When you truly cease to exist, you have reached Nirvana.
Mahayana Buddhists believe in a wonderful afterlife Paradise where they can spend time learning how to reach Nirvana. Of course, once Nirvana is reached, they cease to exist. This is the goal of all Buddhism. Non-Self.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 9y agoYes, there is a hell realm where sinful beings are born, and suffer, and the heaven realm where meritable beings are born.
Buddhists believe in reincarnation. This means you will keep going through the cycle of life over and over again until you reach enlightenment (a state of mind where you are completely peaceful and in harmony with the world around you). Depending on how you lived your previous life, you will be reincarnated to a life suiting how you treated others before. When you reach Enlightenment you will go to Nirvana.
Nirvana could be called the equivalent of the Christian idea of Heaven.
Buddhism is in actuality a Way of Life, in strict accord with the Laws of Nature. Life in Buddhism denotes a unit of mind, which is a unit of dynamically fluctuating energy. Buddhism acknowledges several planes of life, animal, humans, form and formless existences; heavenly realms and hell realms. They exist in the form of energy.
However, whether in heavenly or hell realm, form or formless existences, these beings must finally escape from Samsara into Nirvana (enlightenment). Buddhism is about mind culture and only with development of mental development can craving be eradicated and production of kamma be halted.
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∙ 12y agoThey actually doesn't believe in having a life after death. They mainly believe in reincarnation. They believe that once you die, you are born again. And depending on how you acted as a human being will determine your next life. Example, if you were cruel, you'll most likely end up suffering and paying the consequences in the next lifetime.
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∙ 14y agoNo. Buddhism is not centered around heaven and hell. The life of a Buddhist and ultimate goal, as opposed to Christianity, is to achieve enlightenment and liberation from Samsara instead of going to heaven. There can not be hell because the Buddhists do not view Buddha as an all powerful being capable of sending people to places of internal punishment but rather see him as a teacher, and they being the students.
In addition the Buddhist view of an individuals existence is not limited to one cycle of bith and death. There are uncounted cycles of death and rebirth where the individual learns enough to become enlightened and have the option of forgoing rebirth. The Buddhist view of this endstate is not a Heaven but a cessation of awareness of individuality.
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∙ 15y agoEventually Buddhist hope to achieve Nirvana. This is a state where you are free of desire and the cycle of death and rebirth. Desire includes the desire to have a state of independent existence.
As I understand Christian and Islamic heavens there is a continued awareness of self and a nearness to their god. These are important consideration in their afterlife and the "rules" of being in heaven.
Since Buddhists have no god and no awareness in the afterlife there is probably no heaven for them.
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∙ 14y agoHeaven is a Christian/Moslem concept of lying around in the presence of god enjoying the company of dead friends and relatives. In Buddhism there is no god and no awareness of self in Nirvana ( no pleasure, pain or awareness) - therefore no parallel to heaven.
Buddhism does have more pleasant (heavenly) and unpleasant (hellish) dimensions to be reborn into, but in the long term these are as unsatisfactory as this world and the cycles of death and rebirth can carry you away from them.
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Yes, Buddha has taught of 31 planes of existence which include this human world (manussa loka), animal world (tiraccana loka), hell (niraya), heaven(sagga), asura loka, brahma loka, and others. In fact, there are many of each of these worlds (many human worlds, many hells, many heavens, many brahma lokas, etc)
Buddha discovered that all beings are in a cycle of reincarnation (called 'samsara') and within samsara, we can be reborn into any of these 31 planes of existence, based on the kamma we collect.
Regarding what takes you to hell, please refer to "Niraya sutta"
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∙ 12y agoAlthough not identical to Christianity they do believe in the concepts of a heaven and hell.
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∙ 13y agoyes. every religion has a different answer to how heaven and hell is like to them individualy
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What reward does Buddhism promise believers who act in the right way?
Buddhism offers peace, I can't say anything bad about that.
How many people follow Nichiren Buddhism?
I used to follow Nichiren Shoshu. It did not follow actual Buddhism. So many people that used to follow it don't anymore. I first became a different type of Buddhism, but because there is no way to Heaven through Buddhism, I decided to become a Christian. Or God called me to Christianity and gave me faith. Glory to our Father who art in Heaven-Amen.
Is the religion Buddhism real?
buddhists dont beleive in heaven so no. The closest is the mayhana version which is a place where the enlightened gather after death but that still is thought to be a seperate brand of buddhism beliefs.
What is the equivalent to Heaven in Buddhism and what do you have to do to get there?
Yes. In Buddhism, the equivalent to Heaven is a place/state called Nirvana. Buddhists believe that when you die, you keep reincarnating as another person or as an animal. You will reincarnate every time you die, unless in your current life you reached a state of enlightenment. Only then will death pass you on to Nirvana.
What is the difference between Buddhism vs chirstiany?
Buddhism has no creator God, Christianity does. Buddhism can be considered as not a religion, Christianity definitely is. Buddhists believe in rebirth, Christians believe that after death, we go to heaven or hell. Buddhism was founded by an [Enlightened] human, Christians believe that Jesus was the Son of God and is part of the Holy Trinity. Buddhists [unlike any other major world religion] believe that the soul is impermanent [Anatta], Christians believe that after we die, our soul lives on in heaven/hell
Buddhism- is heaven a happy place?
Yes, Heaven is a happy place in as much that no one really likes to leave heaven. As we cling to our happinesses on Earth, so do we cling to happiness in heaven. Those who are in heaven are also plagued with the same grief as ours because both happiness and grief are the two ends of the same dichotomy. Neither are dependant on the geographical location; be it heaven or Earth.
Why do you think the Hindu and the Buddhist temples contained great works of art?
to show people that heaven is great. Mainly because temples were the place where God stayed.
How is Buddhism unlike other universalizing religions?
Most religions teaches about a creator/almighty God. Buddhism does not agree on this. Most religions emphasize on Genesis and Apocalypse. Though there are Genesis and Apocalypse teachings also in Buddhism, those are only peripheral teachings, and not quite important to follow the path. Those are presented "just for the extra information". Most religions have followers who worship or pray in return of materialistic favours. Buddhism does not encourage prayer for material gain. It is shunned as ineffective wishful thinking. Buddha asks, if prayer works, why still there are poor, why still there is suffering among humans. Most religions teaches to aim for the heaven, and avoid hell. Buddhism says, there is no eternal life in heaven. Angels fall, Gods also die, so cease the suffering by removing attachments, which is called Nirvana, which is way more better than going to Heaven. But if you fail in the path, you can still go to heaven.
Do you thinkThat Buddhism beliefs will change in the future?
I do not think so the buddha is very important to the Buddhist every one wants to get to enlightenment (like a heaven to them)so they can teach others about Buddhism also so they can be human again in their next life.
Did Buddha believe in heaven or hell?
Buddhism in general (with exception to certain Buddhist branch's) takes an indifferent stance on the existence of a heaven or hell,as most believe that we create a heaven or hell on earth based on our actions. Buddha spoke of different realms of existence where Karma is re-payed, some realms being hellish, others being heavenly, however Buddha spoke of both as being a negative since freeing yourself from the cycle of rebirth is the ultimate goal in Buddhism.
What has the author Sonyu Ohtani written?
Sonyu Ohtani is a Japanese author known for writing fiction novels. Some of her works include "Peach Heaven" and "Sacrificial Vote." Her writing often explores themes of youth, romance, and mystery.
Differences between Buddhism and chritianity?
The Christ came to offer us salvation. The Buddha came to help end our suffering. Beyond the theological differences (Buddhism rejects a one true God, heaven, hell, etc.), morally they are incredibly similar, if not almost the same.
