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I’ve been afflicted thinking about this. Any help would be appreciated. ...to receive benefit from food, a mantra, a connection to the Dharma through holy objects, from positive qualities like generosity and patience, we need only be sentient beings. That’s what I had been thinking. I’d thought the...

For those who think this is not to be taken literally, I found a video by Master Chin Kung (sorry it’s in Vietnamese with Chinese subtitle). I’ve been afflicted thinking about this. Any help would be appreciated.

https://youtu.be/yxBXZ2bDnZk

Thanks,

YN

Sorry, I've been troubled by this and guess my original question has not been addressed. I would've thought a Buddha himself would definitely be more beneficial than the dharani that he taught or any Stupas. Yet, the Buddha-Crown Superb Victory Dharani states that “Should a person who upholds this D...

Hello all, I was reading it in Vietnamese, though was able to find an English version of this here http://sino-platonic.org/complete/spp038_sutra_wise_foolish.pdf page 51 (pdf page 48) "Then Sariputra said to Sudatta, "In the past, during the time of Vipasyin Buddha, you also raised a mona...

Hello, I’ve heard that from a sutra, the Buddha pointed at an ant and said that it had taken rebirth continuously as an ant in the same place where the past 6 Buddhas had resided. That is infinitely long.... I’ve heard stories where animals obtained human or even heaven rebirth upon hearing the Budd...

Did the Buddha really say that you'd go to hell for merely being an actor? If so, why are many famous actors (Richard Gere, Jet Li, Tony Jaa, etc.) devout Buddhists? IMO, I do not see how providing joy to others while not inspiring them to do bad deeds (through violence or sexual exploitation, etc.)...

Does Buddhism condemn those who work in the entertainment industry (actors, singers, dancers)? Is it considered a wrong livelihood to be in such profession?

Hello all, Not sure if I understand the the passage below correctly, but it alludes that actors would go to hell. One thing I learned from Buddhism is that karma is generated by intention? And that one who upholds the five precept will will be reborn again as human? So, if an actor does not intentio...

Would that type of work generate any negative karma? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-ballistic_missile Yup, any weapons business is wrong livelihood. Could you please elaborate more this? Personally, one could argue that since it is built for protection it is at times necessary. It could be used...

Would it be ok for a Buddhist to work for a defense contractor where his work involves producing anti-ballistic missiles? Indeed it's a form of weapon though one that is aimed at destroying incoming missiles and not human. Would that type of work generate any negative karma? https://en.wikipedia.org...

Hello, I have a question, especially for those who could read Chinese. According to the passage from the Ekottarāgama below, the people of the Shakyas clan in their past live were starved and had to caught and eat fish. However, such deed lead them to be reborn multiple times in hell and finally wer...

The idea of fragmented souls comes from Hinduism and I believe also Jainism; not sure about Taoism. In some other articles I read, he mentioned that these fragmented souls would need to join together again to take rebirth at a higher forms (e.g. multiple roosters' souls need to be integrated togeth...

Sorry, I’m still stuck on this, would be grateful if anyone could provide explanation stating why multiplicity of animal rebirths is not possible using scripture or well-known master’s accounts/references? Links would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

YN

I still have doubt in my mind regarding Hsuan Hua’s remarks regarding multiplicity of animal’s rebirth. Though I do not believe such statements, they still linger and bother me. Seems like his impact is strong. I would need some sort of credible source to firm up my belief. Therefore, I am looking f...

Well, if you look at the OP, looks like the Master did say that, though when teaching the Shurangama Sutra, he refuted such belief. Not sure when the commentary to the Shurangama Sutra was done, but the Root Farm's one was in 1975. Did he change his mind? [/quote] I've never heard of a person being ...

Interestingly, when teaching the Shurangama Sutra, Master Hsuan Hua's seemed to agree that plants are insentient? And that people cannot be born as plants? http://www.chinabuddhismencyclopedia.com/en/index.php/The_Shurangama_Sutra_With_Commentary_by_the_Tripitaka_Master_Hsuan_Hua:_Volume_8 Sutra: Ba...

Also, regarding comments that human could reincarnate at plants, didn't the Abhidharma state that plants are insentient beings? [urlhttps://books.google.com/books?id=i1ffdTIbNJkC&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&dq=abhidharma+plants+sentient&source=bl&ots=E_Rpp-r6ZE&sig=4eHEASp670_3rhn37WHei...

So, I found this story about a frog being immediately born in heaven upon being killed while attentively listened to the Buddha's teaching. The frog did not have to be de-fragmented/integrated with his so-called other 'souls' for this particular rebirth. http://vipassanameditation-vipassana.blogspo...

So, I found this story about a frog being immediately born in heaven upon being killed while attentively listen to the Buddha's teaching. The frog did not have to be de-fragmented/integrated with his other 'souls' for this particular rebirth. http://vipassanameditation-vipassana.blogspot.co.uk/ At o...

I actually saw several of his lectures with this same teaching about soul fragmentation and defragmentation. There was mention that this is a common teaching in Chinese Buddhism? Wonder besides Master Hsuan Hua, who else has taught this? it's actually not that uncommon a teaching..look up hun and po...