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pgd said:Buddha apparently was a holy man. What's the evidence that Buddha, today - year 2005 - is in heaven with Jesus - Jesus who has been sitting in heaven for about 2,000 years at the right hand of God?
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proving its existance means geographically locating it.No*s said:Why concern yourself with it? If you're looking for absolute proof, you better take Robtex's advice and prove a heaven exists..
robtex said:proving its existance means geographically locating it.
There's a Hell, Michigan. Does that help?No*s said:If you believe it to be a literal place, that's a definate. We both know that we found Hell in Siberia, after all, so I'm sure we'll find heaven on Titan or something .
FeathersinHair said:There's a Hell, Michigan. Does that help?
Hang on, Faith means 'Religious belief'; I have Faith; I don't need proof.Maize said:How can you prove anyone is or is not in "Heaven"?
Well, that's great. But it doesn't make it fact.michel said:Hang on, Faith means 'Religious belief'; I have Faith; I don't need proof.
its the principle of whether buddha is in heaven ,and put it this way if buddha failed to gain entry theres no hope for the rest of usSt0ne said:Buddha lived in a time before Jesus so he couldn't get there via him, he also lived in an area that as far as I know had not heard of or seen any evidence of God. I believe in these areas the Bible says God judges people on their own merits? considering Buddha's life was morally and ethically equal or probably greater than the life of jesus, I'd put a bet on he would make it into heaven, however I bet a lot more that he is now in Nirvana.
MysticSang'ha said:I believe that Guatama Buddha has surpassed heaven (our tradition teaches of a heaven-realm) where the gods reside, and that his singular essence does not exist anymore. He has escaped the wheel of birth-death-rebirth, and so it would be a step back in his evolution if he were to be in heaven, since he would be "reborn" in heaven.
Anyway, if Christians are right, and that he is in hell, then I believe that the Buddha is bringing joy and compassion to all the poor souls there, including the demons that seek to torture him. There are many stories of Boddhisattvas praying on their deathbeds that they will be reborn in one of the hell-realms so that they'd have the opportunity to bring joy and happiness to those who are suffering far, far more than we can imagine.
I agree with Doc, however, that the question by itself is moot. At the core of both traditions, Buddha's theology differs too much with Jesus' theology to be compared fairly.
Peace,
Mystic