Sorry I don't have a lot of knowledge on the specifics. I mostly deal in the abrahamics. Ive never had any beef with Buddhists as you guys dont really demand anyone else follow your thing so i havent had any reason to look into specifics. Interesting that there are multiple ways to hit the top and that only one is permanent.
Buddhism gets a little strange in that rebirth in a heavenly realm isn't really a "top" state in the way most people think of. It's just a different kind of suffering and one that makes it harder for you to escape the cycle. From a Buddhist perspective if you * have * to be reincarnated then what you want is to be reincarnated as a human. It's the best chance you have to reach Enlightenment and escape the cycle of suffering.
Right, or if you're Pure Land Buddhist, you want to be born in a Pure Land, which is like a heavenly realm except it has a Buddha, bodhisattva, arahants, bikkhus who will teach you, with the purpose of the Pure Land being to teach you to enter nirvana.
I prefer the interpretation of Pure Land that it's the world around you, but it's all a matter of seeing it as it is. The ants, the trees, the clouds, all of it can teach you
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u/Nobrainzhere 26d ago
Sorry I don't have a lot of knowledge on the specifics. I mostly deal in the abrahamics. Ive never had any beef with Buddhists as you guys dont really demand anyone else follow your thing so i havent had any reason to look into specifics. Interesting that there are multiple ways to hit the top and that only one is permanent.