Originally posted by sinweiy:Kishitigarbha Bodhisattva Vow Sutra is a good read, it show how Kishitigarbha's previous life as a Brahmin girl meditated/recited for one day and one night on a Buddha name to help liberate her mother from hell into heavenly realm. the virtue of just meditating for one day and one night is that powerful.
for purelanders, if one is able to be reborn there, 7(?) generation of your previous relatives including your parent will be liberated to higher realm no matter where they are. when reborn in pureland, u will become a Buddha shortly, the virtue and merit is unimaginable. it's like in the past when someone is emitted into the palace or for today, one become a President, your family will also feel proud and shared your merit.
Become budhha also benefit seven generations. They go higher realms like deva realm.
ya...such is Fu De(merit �德) dedication, the most can only go up to Trayastrimsa heaven. Yama Deva and above need Gong De (virtue 功德), which mean some self cultivation.
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~alankhoo/DharmaRealm.htm#Deva
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