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Question 18: SO, IF WE FOLLOW BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, WHICH HEAVEN REALM DO WE AIM TO REACH?
Answer: The goal of practicing Buddhism is Enlightenment and Liberation. Enlightenment is the ultimate wisdom, understanding everything in the universe, comprehending the truth of the cosmos, knowing the workings of the Law of Karma, achieving perfect morality, possessing boundless compassion, and being free from any suffering. While sentient beings are ignorant, enlightenment is the end…
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Question 17: IF THE UNIVERSE WAS NOT CREATED BY GOD, THEN WHERE DID IT COME FROM? EVERYTHING MUST HAVE A BEGINNING, RIGHT?
Answer: In our limited perspective, within a small scope and short timeframe, we see that everything has a beginning and an end. Humans are born, grow up, age, and die. Trees grow tall and eventually wither and die. However, if we expand our view to the infinite, we realize that everything is merely transforming from…
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Question 16: WHAT ABOUT THE KING OF HEAVEN, THE RULER OF THE CELESTIAL REALM?
Answer: Each Heaven realm has a king who rules over it, known as the Lord of the Heaven. In the higher Heaven realms, the role of those Lords is less prominent because most Celestial Beings are already very enlightened, virtuous, and self-disciplined, requiring no supervision. Most religions in the world believe in a single Lord…
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Question 15: WHY DO CELESTIAL BEINGS IN HEAVENS HAVE A LIMITED LIFESPAN? CAN’T THEY STAY THERE FOREVER?
Answer: The Heaven realms are places where Beings enjoy the blissful rewards corresponding to the good karma they have accumulated in the past. However, no good karma can yield infinite results, no blissful reward is endless, so even Celestial Beings in the heavens have a limited lifespan. This is the fairness of the Law of…
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Question 14: WHAT IS THE LIFESPAN OF BEINGS IN THE DIFFERENT REALMS?
Answer: Let’s first look at the Human realm, where the average human lifespan is about 75 years, though some live longer and some shorter. Illness, accidents, or suicide can cause someone to die prematurely, even if their biological lifespan is not over. Lifespan is also influenced by karma. For example, someone who contributes to life…
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Question 13: ACCORDING TO BUDDHISM, THERE ARE SIX REALMS. IT SEEMS MORE DETAILED AND SPECIFIC. DOES EACH REALM HAVE ANY FURTHER DISTINCTIONS?
Answer: Yes, each realm has countless subtle differences that cannot be fully described in a few words. The Buddhist view of the universe is vast, profound, accurate, and encompasses everything comprehensively. For example, the Buddha taught that there are 25 different Heavens, varying in levels of merit, virtue, and meditation practice. The Hell realm also…
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BUDDHISM FOR BEGINNERS 