Buddhism - Local Gods, Demons: Although the contemplative elite may deny the real existence of gods and demons together with the rest of phenomenal existence, the majority of Buddhists have preserved indigenous religious beliefs and practices. It has alr
the law of thecause and effectof actions. The beings of the universe are reborn without beginning in six realms as gods, demigods, humans, animals, ghosts, andhellbeings. The cycle of rebirth, calledsamsara(literally “wandering”), is regarded as a domain of suffering, and the Buddhist’...
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Even the Long-Lived Gods who dwell in bliss, for a myriad of years must eventually descend and take on human incarnations in order to become enlightened, or else must continue to be reborn on the Wheel in inferior and even hellish states. When Ilúvatar (Tolkien’s creator God) decided to...
On Indic “Hindu” gods like Visnu who are also important within Buddhism, see the separate Oxford Bibliographies Online in Buddhism article “Kingship.” Bechert, Heinz, and Richard Gombrich. The World of Buddhism: Buddhist Monks and Nuns in Society and Culture. New York: Facts on File, ...
Bramajala Sutta, the impermance of all, including gods The Buddha mentions Brahma explicitly in the ‘Brahmajala Sutta’ and assigns him many characteristics that people would normally ascribe to ‘God’ as believers know him today: “And then, m...
“chishiki” ideal meant that the benefits of contructing and maintaining the giant statue would accrue to anyone who participated in the endeavor, no matter how small their contribution. The concept resonated deeply among Japan’s nobility and common people. Even today, the Chishiki ideal remains...
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This new life is a new sphere of consciousness in one of the six realms of rebirth (the worlds of the gods, demigods, humans, hungry ghosts, animals, and hell-beings) wherein the person experiences the fruits of his or her previous actions. The discourse on "The Great Liberation ...
In fact many things the Buddha taught are not absolutely necessary for liberation outside of 4T such as the existence of gods. Yet they help fill the picture. So too, for me this helps fiil the picture and I find the subject interesting. It may not be directly relating to practice but ...