M.U.G.E.N said:
DaRev said:
NolSinkler said:
DaRev said:
M.U.G.E.N said:
Scoobes said:
Most of the people on the forums are from the US or other Western countries where Christianity is the the dominant religion. That also means that it's the religion that most people know about when criticising.
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This :D
btw for the record I'm a Buddhist
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A few question, what, if anything, happens when you die according to your religion? Is there a Heaven or a Hell? Where did it all begin, life, the universe, etc. What do you say about Big Bang?
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=buddhism
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sorry tried that, didn't have anything on Big Bang. So?
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haha no worries man I have no issues with you asking.
So basically Buddhism has two major sects (pardon if I make mistakes here with the wording...trying to translate the word from my language to english is a bit difficult) ..one is Theravada and the other is Mahayana. To put it simply Theravada differs in the fact that they go by the scriptures and they are a bit less decorative in their approach to the religion. Theravada temples are very simple looking places compared to Mahayana etc...
The reason why I gave that is to let you know I am in fac a Theravada Buddhist. So my point of view is derived from that.
Life after death...yes we do believe in rebirth. As long as a person has desires they will be reborn. Their status or the situation in which they are born to is dictated by their actions. Good ends with good results and vice versa. As for where we will be born there are various categories of hells and heavens. All with their own specific nature that makes life better or worse. For example the worse the shit you have done in your life the worst hell you shall recieve and so on.
There are debates about this and my personal opinion (It's HEAVILY recommended that we form our own views and opinions on the teachings and not just follow them. Questioning it is encouraged, even at a sunday school level) is that both hell and heaven are places that exist within this same world. But that's just personal interpretation of it.
As for Big Bang..honestly I'm not sure :D It's been ages since I have done any specific studying of the religion and I'm not the most religious person. So more likely than not I forgot. I am more than willing to look into it and let you know later if that's ok with you?
I do remember this though..there is one story in our books that speaks of a Monk who had this desire to find out where the universe ends. So what he did was using his mind he tried to explore the universe in order to find an end...in the end he failed and he got lost. Lord Buddha came to rescue him and he told the monk that it is an impossible task to do so he is better served trying to find answers to questions that are closer to him. ...at least that's the way I remember it hehe
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