What does it base on?
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What does it base on? Below are my questions:
1. Rebirth after death depends on karma. What karma does it base on for deciding which realm the dead will rebirth into? Is that karma created while living on earth or karma created after they die?
2. Is the dead allowed freedom to disturb the living to create their bad karma? If answer is yes, is there any limit or to what extent is the dead allow the freedom to do so?
3. Can the dead decide which realm he wants to rebirth into and works towards that?
4. Is there such a thing as the dead are allowed to refuse to rebirth into that particular realm when they are suppose to ?
5. is there such a thing as the dead not ready to accept going to pureland when amitofo arrives to receive him?
6. Is there other pureland other than the Amituofo Pure Land?
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Originally posted by SJS6638:
What does it base on? Below are my questions:
1. Rebirth after death depends on karma. What karma does it base on for deciding which realm the dead will rebirth into? Is that karma created while living on earth or karma created after they die?
2. Is the dead allowed freedom to disturb the living to create their bad karma? If answer is yes, is there any limit or to what extent is the dead allow the freedom to do so?
3. Can the dead decide which realm he wants to rebirth into and works towards that?
4. Is there such a thing as the dead are allowed to refuse to rebirth into that particular realm when they are suppose to ?
5. is there such a thing as the dead not ready to accept going to pureland when amitofo arrives to receive him?
6. Is there other pureland other than the Amituofo Pure Land?
Hi SJS, there are some Pureland practitioners on this forum. So they can address your questions very well. I just want to make some comments based on my limited knowledge.
1. Your rebirth in the next life depends alot on what you do in this life and also from your karma from your past lives. Your state of mind just before your death also plays a large factor. Basically, if you have been living in a virtuous state of mind and creating merits and do much positive deeds for others, you help yourself to go to a better rebirth.
3. Once a person has died, if he is without realisation from the practice of Dharma when he was alive, he is helplessly driven by the force of his karma. Just like you have very little control over your dreams at night. The habitual tendencies will tend to take control.
4. There are methods in the Tibetan Vajrayana that can help to influence one's future rebirth and block unfavorable rebirths but that require deep familiarisation prior to death. Also, if the family creates merits for the deceased and he is aided by realised masters, he can obtain a positive rebirth.
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Originally posted by SJS6638:
What does it base on? Below are my questions:
2. Is the dead allowed freedom to disturb the living to create their bad karma? If answer is yes, is there any limit or to what extent is the dead allow the freedom to do so?
5. is there such a thing as the dead not ready to accept going to pureland when amitofo arrives to receive him?
6. Is there other pureland other than the Amituofo Pure Land?
2. i think without some past karmic retribution involve, the dead would not anyhow disturb the living. hence even dharma protectors also have to give them their "right" to do so. so there's no freedom. what one can do is settle the debt.
5. it is possible that the dead still cannot let go of their attachment. but normally Amituofo arrives when they have let go and or when they have recited to certain single pointedness. it's like u decided to take a bus/train, and the bus came in front of you, a last minute decision to not board it, is very very rare.
6. this is a yes and no anwser, depending on one's level of realisation.
A- mean æ— no, mituo mean finity and fo mean Buddha(s). so Amituofo mean Infinity Buddha(s). All in One, one in All.
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hmm, u X'tian?
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1. Rebirth after death depends on karma. What karma does it base on for deciding which realm the dead will rebirth into? Is that karma created while living on earth or karma created after they die?
Here is a short extract on the subject of kamma.
// Sutta AN 6.63 states:- [5] "'Kamma should be known. The cause by which kamma comes into play should be known. The diversity in kamma should be known. The result of kamma should be known. The cessation of kamma should be known. The path of practice for the cessation of kamma should be known.' Thus it has been said. In reference to what was it said?
"Intention, I tell you, is kamma. Intending, one does kamma by way of body, speech, & intellect.
"And what is the cause by which kamma comes into play? Contact is the cause by which kamma comes into play.
"And what is the diversity in kamma? There is kamma to be experienced in hell, kamma to be experienced in the realm of common animals, kamma to be experienced in the realm of the hungry shades, kamma to be experienced in the human world, kamma to be experienced in the world of the devas. This is called the diversity in kamma.
"And what is the result of kamma? The result of kamma is of three sorts, I tell you: that which arises right here & now, that which arises later [in this lifetime], and that which arises following that. This is called the result of kamma.
"And what is the cessation of kamma? From the cessation of contact is the cessation of kamma; and just this noble eightfold path — right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration — is the path of practice leading to the cessation of kamma.
"Now when a disciple of the noble ones discerns kamma in this way, the cause by which kamma comes into play in this way, the diversity of kamma in this way, the result of kamma in this way, the cessation of kamma in this way, & the path of practice leading to the cessation of kamma in this way, then he discerns this penetrative holy life as the cessation of kamma. //
Kamma is not actually the deed, good or bad. It is the mental state that arises in the mind of a person who does the good or bad, or wholesome or unwholesome deed. This potential mental state is stored as ‘seeds’ (Mahayana interpretation) and eventually gave rise to results that are good or bad or painful when the right conditions are present.
2. Is the dead allowed freedom to disturb the living to create their bad karma? If answer is yes, is there any limit or to what extent is the dead allow the freedom to do so?
I think this question is more appropriate to those who are believers of Chinese Folks Religion than to Buddhism.
3. Can the dead decide which realm he wants to rebirth into and works towards that?
In theory one can decide which realm you want to be reborn into when you are alive, but certainly not when you are already dead, otherwise the Law of Kamma would be obsolete.
4. Is there such a thing as the dead are allowed to refuse to rebirth into that particular realm when they are suppose to ?
If you go by the Law of Kamma, don’t believe the decease would have any choose or freewill to do so.
5. is there such a thing as the dead not ready to accept going to pureland when amitofo arrives to receive him?
If one is a practitioner of the Pureland school, that would be the very objective of one’s destination after dead. Why would one refuse acceptance anyway?
6. Is there other pureland other than the Amituofo Pure Land?
Yes
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All your reply are greatly appreciated. Thank you very much indeed.
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There are people who do not think they created bad karma while living. These are what we called "they are always right". Upon their death, will they realise the bad karma they created when living as human beings?
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The karma of the living will decide the realm they will go rebirth. Sounds like the karma they create after their death is of no relevance. In this sense, the dead can feel free to act as they desire, to be evil or kind after their death.
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Originally posted by SJS6638:
The karma of the living will decide the realm they will go rebirth. Sounds like the karma they create after their death is of no relevance. In this sense, the dead can feel free to act as they desire, to be evil or kind after their death.
haha don't know not sure...
wonder what will happen to Mara after he "died" hehe
will his bad karma catch up with him or not lol
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oh by the way u a christian....????
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Originally posted by SJS6638:
There are people who do not think they created bad karma while living. Upon their death, will they realise the bad karma they created when living as human beings?
won't have a definite anwser. most will feel guilty and some can be quite stubborn and ignorant. it's like asking a person did wrong and go to jail, will they realise the bad karma they created when not in jail.The karma of the living will decide the realm they will go rebirth. Sounds like the karma they create after their death is of no relevance. In this sense, the dead can feel free to act as they desire, to be evil or kind after their death.
like mentioned there's not much freedom for ghost being(and even no freedom for hell beings). as ghosts are very much driven by attachment or hatred. i am saying about 90-95%, but there's still exception of 10-5%, who may encounter a well practitioner to guide them out of their attachment or hatred. i have see personally a few cases, one is 2 nuns liberating a female ghost from distrubing a living female who own her money.
Buddha is of all knowing, even those folk believers whom are accurate took their believes from buddhism.
... but even for hell beings, i would give 99.9% , so there're still 0.1% chance of encountering help per se.
oh by the way u a christian....????
by saying "These are what we called "they are always right". ", i presume yes.
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To those who asked about my religion, I have none.
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Hi SJS6638, are you having the misunderstanding that there is one afterlife? There is not only one next life. We already had countless past lives from without a discernible beginning and will continue such rebirths on and on until we attain nirvana. So this will answer your question about deeds being done in the next life: they can ripen in the next life itself, or in the next next life, or the next next next life. Next you must understand that karma is natural cause and effect. It is not imposed by some gods or judges. You may already know this.
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Originally posted by SJS6638:
To those who asked about my religion, I have none.
ok, from other fact, i believe u.i more or less trust those Buddhists i am familar. that time Ven Chuan Xiä¼ å–œæ³•å¸ˆ, came to SG with Ven Hai Tao, also liberated quite a number of spirits. His liberating skill is excellent, face to face, not folk believes.
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"Furthermore, the monk living in the wilderness reminds himself of this: I am now living alone in the wilderness. And in the wilderness are vicious non-human beings (spirits). They might take my life. That would be how my death would come about. That would be an obstruction for me. So let me make an effort for the attaining of the as-yet-unattained, the reaching of the as-yet-unreached, the realization of the as-yet-unrealized.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an05/an05.077.than.html
so can't say not much freedom, for some ghosts that are not so typical.
i am reminded of goblins, satyrs, 妖精 etc in Buddhism, with spiritual powers. they are non-human , and non-typical ghosts too.
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Originally posted by An Eternal Now:
Hi SJS6638, are you having the misunderstanding that there is one afterlife?
There is not only one next life. We already had countless past lives from without a discernible beginning and will continue such rebirths on and on until we attain nirvana.
So this will answer your question about deeds being done in the next life: they can ripen in the next life itself, or in the next next life, or the next next next life.
Next you must understand that karma is natural cause and effect. It is not imposed by some gods or judges. You may already know this.
No. I am aware there is afterlife each time the dead rebirth to become human beings.
Actually, I am more of finding out the how does the karma created by ghosts affect them.
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Originally posted by sinweiy:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an05/an05.077.than.html
so can't say not much freedom, for some ghosts that are not so typical.
i am reminded of goblins, satyrs, 妖精 etc in Buddhism, with spiritual powers. they are non-human , and non-typical ghosts too.
That is interesting and useful to know.
If they are ghosts what spiritual powers do they have? Isn't killing not encouraged in buddhism? 妖精 , reminds me of those in The Journey to the west.
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One question, what about those who took the three refuges and still go on creating a lot of bad karma then push all blame to others. Does all the above apply to the people who took the three refuges? What about people who take the three refuges refuse to admit they have taken it and claim they do not believe in any religion. Not interested to practise buddhism
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Originally posted by SJS6638:
One question, what about those who took the three refuges and still go on creating a lot of bad karma then push all blame to others. Does all the above apply to the people who took the three refuges? What about people who take the three refuges refuse to admit they have taken it and claim they do not believe in any religion. Not interested to practise buddhism
Devadatta, one of the monks in Buddha's era had done lots of evil deeds and was reborn in Avici Hellso it doesn't mean taking refuge is immune to bad karma...
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Originally posted by SJS6638:
That is interesting and useful to know.
If they are ghosts what spiritual powers do they have? Isn't killing not encouraged in buddhism? 妖精 , reminds me of those in The Journey to the west.
killing not encouraged in buddhism, yes. so? ghosts not so buddhist what.
from buddhist dictionary, #5 (non-ghosts?) :-
"五種通 Five kinds of supernatural power: (1) é�“通 of bodhisattvas through their insight into truth; (2) 神通 of arhats through their mental concentration; (3) ä¾�通 supernatural or magical powers dependent on drugs, charms, incantations, etc.; (4) å ±é€š or æ¥é€š reward or karma powers of transformation possessed by devas, nÄ�gas, etc.; (5) 妖通 magical power of goblins, satyrs, etc."
五神通 (or 五神變) pañcabhijñÄ�; also 五通 (力) the five supernatural powers. (1 ) 天眼通 (天眼智è‰é€š) divyacaká¹£us ; deva-vision, instantaneous view of anything anywhere in the form-realm. (2) 天耳通 (天耳智è‰é€š) divyaÅ›rotra, ability to hear any sound anywhere. (3) 他心通 (他心智è‰é€š) paracitta-jñÄ�na, ability to know the thoughts of all other minds. (4) 宿命通 (宿命智è‰é€š) pÅ«rvanivÄ�sÄ�nusmá¹›ti-jñÄ�na, knowledge of all formed existences of self and others. (5) 神通 (神通智è‰é€š) 通; 神足通; 神如æ„�通 á¹›ddhi-sÄ�ká¹£Ä�tkriyÄ�, power to be anywhere or do anything at will. See 智度論 5. Powers similar to these are also attainable by meditation, incantations, and drugs, hence heterodox teachers also may possess them.
note: they are not ghosts (typically) and spiritual powers may varies.
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Originally posted by sinweiy:
killing not encouraged in buddhism, yes. so? ghosts not so buddhist what.
from buddhist dictionary, #5 (non-ghosts?) :-
"五種通 Five kinds of supernatural power: (1) é�“通 of bodhisattvas through their insight into truth; (2) 神通 of arhats through their mental concentration; (3) ä¾�通 supernatural or magical powers dependent on drugs, charms, incantations, etc.; (4) å ±é€š or æ¥é€š reward or karma powers of transformation possessed by devas, nÄ�gas, etc.; (5) 妖通 magical power of goblins, satyrs, etc."
五神通 (or 五神變) pañcabhijñÄ�; also 五通 (力) the five supernatural powers. (1 ) 天眼通 (天眼智è‰é€š) divyacaká¹£us ; deva-vision, instantaneous view of anything anywhere in the form-realm. (2) 天耳通 (天耳智è‰é€š) divyaÅ›rotra, ability to hear any sound anywhere. (3) 他心通 (他心智è‰é€š) paracitta-jñÄ�na, ability to know the thoughts of all other minds. (4) 宿命通 (宿命智è‰é€š) pÅ«rvanivÄ�sÄ�nusmá¹›ti-jñÄ�na, knowledge of all formed existences of self and others. (5) 神通 (神通智è‰é€š) 通; 神足通; 神如æ„�通 á¹›ddhi-sÄ�ká¹£Ä�tkriyÄ�, power to be anywhere or do anything at will. See 智度論 5. Powers similar to these are also attainable by meditation, incantations, and drugs, hence heterodox teachers also may possess them.
note: they are not ghosts (typically) and spiritual powers may varies.
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Insightful. Is it ok if you elaborate a little on each of it?
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Originally posted by SJS6638:
No. I am aware there is afterlife each time the dead rebirth to become human beings.
Actually, I am more of finding out the how does the karma created by ghosts affect them.
I see. It can affect them either on that lifetime itself, or in their next life.
Just like our karma can affect ourselves in this life, or in our next life. All the same. As the Buddha stated:
"And what is the result of kamma? The result of kamma is of three sorts, I tell you: that which arises right here & now, that which arises later [in this lifetime], and that which arises following that. This is called the result of kamma.
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Originally posted by An Eternal Now:
I see. It can affect them either on that lifetime itself, or in their next life.
Just like our karma can affect ourselves in this life, or in our next life. All the same. As the Buddha stated:
"And what is the result of kamma? The result of kamma is of three sorts, I tell you: that which arises right here & now, that which arises later [in this lifetime], and that which arises following that. This is called the result of kamma.
Read and told about these on karma.
What i don't understand is that if karma created by ghosts does not matter why allow karma to be applicable to them ?
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I don't think anyone said that karma created by ghosts don't matter. I'm not sure if I understand what you mean.
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Originally posted by SJS6638:
Read and told about these on karma.
What i don't understand is that if karma created by ghosts does not matter why allow karma to be applicable to them ?
change the word karma to intentional action to better understand the word.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_in_BuddhismIn the Nibbedhika Sutta (Anguttara Nikaya 6.63) the Buddha said: "Intention (P. cetana, S. cetan�) I tell you, is kamma. Intending, one does kamma by way of body, speech, & intellect."[5]
The word karma derives from the verbal root ká¹›, which means "do, make, perform, accomplish." Karma is "the nominative singular form of the neuter word karman, which means 'act, action, performance, deed.' In grammatical usage, karman refers to the direct object in a sentence, the recipient of the action indicated by the verb."[2] In the Devanagari script karma is rendered करà¥�मनà¥�; the PÄ�li variant is kamma. The terms in translation are as follows: Traditional Chinese: æ¥, yè, .
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