How well do u have to hold the five precepts to gain a human rebirth again?
Anyone knows the details?
it also include the ten wholesome deeds.
Where people come from? They also come from places where they cultivated upholding the five precepts and practicing the ten wholesome deeds. However, their cultivation is of lower grade. Ashuras are the result of cultivating the five precepts and ten goods deeds of medium grade. As for the heavens, it's top grade. There are many details in there if we are to analyze it.
http://www.dharmasite.net/fiveprecepts.htm
or
http://www.jenchen.org.sg/vol4no1d.htm
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Purelanders also need to cultivtate five precepts.
Sometimes I am wondering is it better to come back as a human to cultivate life after life or go pureland to cultivate.
Which is better?
u didn't see the Dharma ending age thread?
go to pureland, u will become a Non-retrogressing pusa. and will not risk the chance of reborning in the 4 noble realms, let alone the 6 realms or 3 lower realms. straight away escape all 10 realms. u go pureland is to become a Buddha directly. after that if u wish to come down as human to help also can.
for sure pureland is way better.
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Originally posted by sinweiy:u didn't see the Dharma ending age thread?
go to pureland, u will become a Non-retrogressing pusa. and will not risk the chance of reborning in the 4 noble realms, let alone the 6 realms or 3 lower realms. straight away escape all 10 realms. u go pureland is to become a Buddha directly. after that if u wish to come down as human to help also can.
for sure pureland is way better.
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You would need more than the five precepts to be assure of rebirth as human again. According to the Visuddhimagga of the Theravada tradition, beside the Purification of Virtue, Purification of Mind (which centre on the process of meditation), one have to also complete the Purification of View and Purification by Overcoming Doubt before one can arrive at becoming a ‘lesser Stream-enterer’ (culla-sotapanna). If this knowledge is intact up to the time of death, then only can one be assured that one will not be reborn into the four lower worlds. Of course if you are thinking of going all the way to be an Arahant, than there are three more purifications stages that will still need to be completed.
Of course, the Purification of Mind can be done through either the vehicle of Serenity or vehicle of Insight. The Cultivation of Wisdom which is stages 3 to 7 is done through purely Insight Meditation.
Aik TC is a Theravada buddhist?
Just a Buddhist.
I tend to be on Theravada tradition as they are as close to the Buddha original teachings as possible.
Originally posted by Pure Emptiness:
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to add, we can think of Amitabha Pureland as a Top class University of Buddhahood in the universe, many beings through out the universe, all go there to study to become Buddha. Amitbaha is the principal cum teacher. Class mate are all well learn bodhisattvas.
all your family will be very proud. it's not because we go pureland and forsake our parent is consider unfilial. Parent like their children to be somebody, when they are out into the society.
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Originally posted by sinweiy:
to add, we can think of Amitabha Pureland as a Top class University of Buddhahood in the universe, many beings through out the universe, all go there to study to become Buddha. Amitbaha is the principal cum teacher. Class mate are all well learn bodhisattvas.all your family will be very proud. it's not because we go pureland and forsake our parent is consider unfilial. Parent like their children to be somebody, when they are out into the society.
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How willl ur parent know u go pureland?
Like ur family is christian yet u practise pureland buddhism.
If ur family buddhist, they will be proud.
Pureland is harmony and bliss beyond religions. It works on universal harmony, bliss and love. A good fine example around 1972 is as follows.
http://www.dizang.org/wd/lz/055.htm
http://www.google.com.sg/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Afi&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&q=%E5%9D%90%E7%9D%80%E5%BE%80%E7%94%9F+%E5%9F%BA%E7%9D%A3%E5%AE%B6%E5%BA%AD&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
Namo Amitabha
http://www.fxsp.org/qsxff/Html/?4567.html
Originally posted by Pure Emptiness:How willl ur parent know u go pureland?
Like ur family is christian yet u practise pureland buddhism.
simply like when u go pureland to become a Buddha, if your family is still in the lower realm, they will be liberated into the deva realm. and as a deva, they will KNOW through their spiritual power, that their rebirth into heaven is due to your merit/virtue.
after that, like Buddha himself, as mentioned in Earth Store Sutra, One can go to the deva realm to teach his mother/Father.
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Is the a difference in practise between going to pureland and being reborn as a human? What kind of practise must we do to go to pureland?
I certainly hope that before my death, Buddha Amitabha will be there to guide me to his Pureland so that I can continue with my cultivation until Enlightenment. But before that, let us continue with our cultivation here and now first. The Theravada tradition provides some of the clearest and precise guidelines on how we can go about cultivation such all important virtues as love, kindness and compassion and even on the cultivation of Wisdom itself; the 18 types of insight knowledge that are realized from this cultivation. It also provides us the guidelines on the 10 pitfalls one can expect to encounter in the cultivation of this knowledge. At the end of it, the qualities and characters that one can expect of such noble persons,
Originally posted by Beautiful951:Is the a difference in practise between going to pureland and being reborn as a human? What kind of practise must we do to go to pureland?
Can see Question 1, 2 and 10.
http://www.purelandbuddhism.com/10Doubts.pdf
fyi, for purelanders, the easyness is u don't have to uproot all your afflications, like those of Stream entry. u just need to cultivate, as mentioned by Aik TC, in a way that u are able to suppress your afflications(烦�) , like a rock pressing on growing grasses.
if u do have deep faith, aspiration and a mind of letting go, actually just reciting the Name will do. The Name already encompass all the teaching of All Buddhas. there are many examples of people practicing Buddha recitation for three years and they can known when they will be reborn in pureland. however, through out the 3 years, they need to be very diligent. Other than eating, sleeping, and simple living, all the time is dedicated into Buddha recitation! Got time, recite, when tied, rest, after rest, go back to reciting. about 3 years, sure can go!
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i really like this saying.
"Tripiá¹aka, Twelve divisions of the MahÄ�yÄ�na canon, let other understand, 84000 method, let other practice." said Great Grand Master Lian Chi during the final year of his Buddhist study. He all let it go, All there is, is just a book of Amitabha Sutra and a Amitabha Name. don't really need to beat around the bush.
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Originally posted by sinweiy:Can see Question 1, 2 and 10.
http://www.purelandbuddhism.com/10Doubts.pdffyi, for purelanders, the easyness is u don't have to uproot all your afflications, like those of Stream entry. u just need to cultivate, as mentioned by Aik TC, in a way that u are able to suppress your afflications(烦�) , like a rock pressing on growing grasses.
if u do have deep faith, aspiration and a mind of letting go, actually just reciting the Name will do. The Name already encompass all the teaching of All Buddhas. there are many examples of people practicing Buddha recitation for three years and they can known when they will be reborn in pureland. however, through out the 3 years, they need to be very diligent. Other than eating, sleeping, and simple living, all the time is dedicated into Buddha recitation! Got time, recite, when tied, rest, after rest, go back to reciting. about 3 years, sure can go!
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You mean recite Namo Amitabha as much as you can? But I usually recite in chinese.
Originally posted by Beautiful951:You mean recite Namo Amitabha as much as you can? But I usually recite in chinese.
Recite NAMO AMITABHA BUDDHA. u miss out Buddha.
Recite chinese is Namo Amituofo. Both also can.
U know japanese also can recite japanese .
All languages ok but stick to one language.
Originally posted by Beautiful951:You mean recite Namo Amitabha as much as you can? But I usually recite in chinese.
yes.
i also recite in chinese. :) Pure Emptiness is right that it's regardless of language. there're Tibetan version, Vietnam version etc.
those, like MCK, who advice people to recite, turn the dharma wheel by advicing. those who recite and achieve rebirth in pureland are turning the dharma wheel by actual preformance. when people see such benefit and proof, they also want to practice. both are turning the dharma wheel. infinite Gong de!
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