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buddhist hell

LuisDantas

Aura of atheification
Premium Member
I don't remember much about the afterlife other than a vague hope of being eventually reborn in the Pure Land. Afterlife isn't a very natural worry for a Buddhist IMO.

As for ethics, they were fairly typical of Buddhism, albeit usually defined in terms of nurturing gratitude. But you may really want to see how any specific Temple or group develops their practice. Some variation is bound to exist.
 

dyanaprajna2011

Dharmapala
Pure Land Buddhism views the afterlife in terms of being reborn in Sukhavati, the eastern land of bliss, which is resided over by Amitabha Buddha as his two attendant bodhisattvas. From here, one is able to work toward nirvana, buddhahood, or to remain as a bodisattva, because in this land, or any buddha-land, one's karma does not affect them like it does here.

Ethically speaking, Pure Land Buddhism views ethics the same way most Buddhists do. Pure Land, though, is concerned with building the compassion aspect of the two-fold nature of a buddha, unlike, say, Zen, which is more concerned with building the wisdom aspect. So ethics are always seen in light of how one encompasses and expresses said compassion toward all sentient beings.
 
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