'Buddha boy' fasted for six months
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nah not many is worshipping him , most of the people is asking 4D to strike lottery ..Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Yes, I do not believe that he is an incarnation of the Buddha. There is no need to flock there and venerate him because there is no sign that he has attained enlightenment. Entering samadhi does not necessarily mean one has attained enlightenment. Much less worship him..
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When a buddha or a God comes down to this earth, he is said to undergo reincarnation. Not rebirth. Rebirth are meant for ordinary souls who come down to this earth again with no memories of their past life.Originally posted by HENG@:I thot, once one becomes Buddha, one no longer reincarnates. One leaves the circle of birth, death and reincarnation. Perhaps he will be the next to achieve enlightenment? But if that is so, isn't he ne le pu sa?
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Actually Buddha is Neither birth Nor rebirth. Since Buddha attained the Triple Bodies of Dharmakaya(Truth Body), Bliss/retribution Body and Manifestation Bodies. Dharmakaya merge into One with Everything/Truth. Bliss/retribution Body enjoy the peace, blissful state. While Manifestation Bodies can still reincarnates to do teaching to sentient beings.Originally posted by HENG@:I thot, once one becomes Buddha, one no longer reincarnates. One leaves the circle of birth, death and reincarnation. Perhaps he will be the next to achieve enlightenment? But if that is so, isn't he ne le pu sa?
ne le pu sa (aka Maitreya) is the next Buddha-to-be after our last historical Buddha Shakaymuni.
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Hmm... interesting explanation.Originally posted by shade343:When a buddha or a God comes down to this earth, he is said to undergo reincarnation. Not rebirth. Rebirth are meant for ordinary souls who come down to this earth again with no memories of their past life.
Rebirth and reincarnation is 2 different things, although they have often been used interchangebly.
However in Buddhism, strictly speaking we do not speak of 'reincarnation' but more of 'rebirth'. Reason being 'reincarnation' believes that a soul or a self gets reincarnated... but actually there is no entity called the 'self' which is undergoing change or incarnation. So the difference between 'rebirth' and 'reincarnation' is more at the 'technical level'... on the teaching of Anatta (no-self). Conventionally rebirth & reincarnation appears to be the same concept.. therefore I may use the term of of reincarnation or rebirth interchangeably.
When a person attains enlightenment, at least the Arhat level - he is totally freed from the bondange of samsara and afflictions. Meaning he no longer gets reborned because of his wholesome or unwholesome karma, or out of ignorance, attachment, defilements, etc etc. For a Buddha, he may get 'incarnated' again according to the Lotus Sutra Chapter 16 - Lifespan of the Tathagatha (see http://web.mit.edu/stclair/www/Lotus16.html). This is because of his Great Compassion. He gets 'incarnated' to save sentient beings like us. So although he appeared to enter Parinirvana, in reality he did not enter Parinirvana and still dwells within our trichiliocosm*. He may be teaching in another planet within our trichiliocosm now and has to wait until the next Buddha, Maitreya Buddha, takes over.
*updated: sinweiy corrected me that 'san qian da qian shi jie' should be translated as 'trichiliocosm' and not '3000 world system' as it contains three kinds of thousands rather 3000 world altogether, equivalent to 1, 000, 000, 000 small worlds. -
Acherlie its 'Mi Le Pu Sa', not 'Ne Le'Originally posted by HENG@:I thot, once one becomes Buddha, one no longer reincarnates. One leaves the circle of birth, death and reincarnation. Perhaps he will be the next to achieve enlightenment? But if that is so, isn't he ne le pu sa?
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Huh? or do u meant 'resurrection' of Jesus?Originally posted by shade343:When a buddha or a God comes down to this earth, he is said to undergo reincarnation. Not rebirth. Rebirth are meant for ordinary souls who come down to this earth again with no memories of their past life.
Rebirth and reincarnation is 2 different things, although they have often been used interchangebly.
it's unorthodox of people to put words that don't belong into Buddhism teachings.
reincarnation are more offen use in Hinduism.1 a : the action of reincarnating : the state of being reincarnated b : rebirth in new bodies or forms of life; especially : a rebirth of a soul in a new human body
Buddhism use rebirth since we teaches everything is in the CHANGE.
2 : a fresh embodiment1 a : a new or second birth : METEMPSYCHOSIS b : spiritual regeneration
With regard to the soul theory, there are three kinds of teachers in the world:
The first teacher teaches the existence of an eternal ego-entity that outlasts death: He is the eternalist.
The second teacher teaches a temporary ego-entity which becomes annihilated at death: He is the materialist.
The third teacher teaches neither an eternal nor a temporary ego-entity: He is the Buddha.
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/dhammananda/115.htm
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ah i see. thank you for clarifying.Originally posted by sinweiy:Actually Buddha is Neither birth Nor rebirth. Since Buddha attained the Triple Bodies of Dharmakaya(Truth Body), Bliss/retribution Body and Manifestation Bodies. Dharmakaya merge into One with Everything/Truth. Bliss/retribution Body enjoy the peace, blissful state. While Manifestation Bodies can still reincarnates to do teaching to sentient beings.
ne le pu sa (aka Maitreya) is the next Buddha-to-be after our last historical Buddha Shakaymuni.
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oh my bad. thank you for correcting itOriginally posted by An Eternal Now:Acherlie its 'Mi Le Pu Sa', not 'Ne Le'