nathanielfirst
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hello, i am wondering about some mahayana buddhist traditions, and their concept of the afterlife... my understanding of Tendai buddhism, is that the lotus sutra is more suggestive of a real afterlife than say theraveda buddhism... that the pali canon in theraveda leaves open the question, will I exist as a sentient consciousness in any way after nirvana, discouraging talk of the thing, alternatly suggesting yes and no... I was wondering, in zen, as well as:
huayan, hwaeom, kegon (tathagatagarba doctrine) and cittamatra, wei-shi, beopsang, hosso buddhism (yogacara doctrine),
is there this suggestion, hint that there is real existance after FINAL nirvana (NOT as a boddhisatva) as a ...being? like in the Tendai?
huayan, hwaeom, kegon (tathagatagarba doctrine) and cittamatra, wei-shi, beopsang, hosso buddhism (yogacara doctrine),
is there this suggestion, hint that there is real existance after FINAL nirvana (NOT as a boddhisatva) as a ...being? like in the Tendai?