The Life of the Buddha (1) : Descending from the Tusita Heaven

[@fortxiong1518]

Thank you very much, please continue your teaching because I'm not speaking mandarin and also not understand English so well but I could understand your teaching in 80% ❤❤❤

[@Hahaheeheehoho]

Thank you for explaining so much to us.I give thanks to,Amitabha Buddha,Shakyamuni Buddha,Maitreya Buddha.Past, present, future.Namo Amitabha🙏❤️

[@13c11a]

Thank you so much for your teachings. Amituofo.

[@shamikbarua689]

Namah Sabbabuddhanam 🙏 Namo Shakyamuni Buddha 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏

[@giselypereiradasilva324]

Namo Buddhaya 🙏🏻 Namo Amitabhaya 🙏🏻

[@divjot8812]

Namo amitabha Buddha 🙏🏻🪷🙏🏻

[@jacap2362]

n yes , i forgot to add a critical point - Form n Formless Celestials hav 0% desire , so i don’t think they will indulge too much in their bliss.

[@sezginalisoglu6565]

Many Thanks Jiawen!

[@johnjones99124]

there is a place named Namobuddha in my village where shakyamuni buddha had sacrificed his body with his own hand to feed the hungry tigress wich had given birth to 5 cubs . 🙏

[@floptaxie68]

That was a previous life

[@thalykPiazza88]

Iam thinking to become a monk in brazil, i am Buddhist since 2014. So there is 10 years ,i am Buddhist. I am 26 years old. It is possible for me to became a Buddhist monk? I live in Brazil , but i am descendent of italian. I can speak chinese, japonese, italian, german, and actually i am studyng hindi.

[@PureLandBuddhism]

Greetings. Yes, you absolutely can be a monk. It is very wonderful to see that you would like to do so. Your aspiration is noble and worthy of praise. Moreover, this Earth needs more genuine Buddhist monks who will do the Buddhas' work happily. However, there are a few things to be noted : 1) Which school of Buddhism do you practice? One has to first choose a school, choose a Temple/Monastery and then choose a Master, study with him for a few years and only then is it possible to become a monk. Becoming a monk means lifelong devotion to Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. So, if you haven't yet found a Master, pray to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas you feel and affinity with and await the right causes and conditions for your desire to manifest. Patience is key. 2) If you are a Pure Land Buddhist, Master Renshan of the Zhenning Temple in China teaches and trains those who are interested to become monks. There is a person named Sheng Li'an from Spain who became a monk last year under the guidance of Master Renshan by studying under him for 2 years. Btw, is your Chinese fluent? If this interests you, let us know. May you be happy and free and cross over the ocean of samsara. Namo Amituofo 🙏

[@Miriam-ui5pw]

Thank you. I am writing this from Chicago, USA. Can you tell me why you chose Pure Land Buddhism as opposed to other schools of thought? My apologies if you have already answered this question, I am just curious as to your wisdom.

[@PureLandBuddhism]

Please go through these and may it answer your question - 1) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZu0oHqpo8emotE 2) www.pure-land-buddhism.com/blog/why-i-chose-pure-land-buddhism

[@Miriam-ui5pw]

@@PureLandBuddhism Thank you so much. Yes it does answer my question. Do I just start chanting to become a Pure Land Buddhist, or must I seek and find a teacher first? I'm an African American and where I live I don't think there are many Pure Land Buddhist, so should I just start chanting today?

[@PureLandBuddhism]

Your willingness to chant is commendable and you may start chanting immediately. Amitabha Buddha is already cognizant of your heart and has you in mind. However, it is beneficial to officially take refuge and become a Buddhist if you have the opportunity. Master Renshan of the Zhenning Temple offers the 3 refuges and 5 precepts ceremony online. You may register using the following link - www.pure-land-buddhism.com/3-refuges-ceremony The online ceremony will most likely be held in December and you will receive a notification about the details. Until then, please chant as much as you can and firmly aspire to be reborn in Sukhāvati. Amituofo 🙏

[@jacap2362]

“ King Yama n ghost kings also rely on the spiritual power of the Buddha in order to attend the Buddha assembly ..” Sūtra: Aided by the Buddha's awesome spirit and the power of Earth Store Bodhisattva, all these ghost kings, as well as Yama, Son of Heaven, came together in the Trayastrimśā Heaven and stood off to one side. Then, Yama, Son of Heaven, placed his palms together and said to the Buddha, "World-Honored One, because of the Buddha's awesome spirit and the power of Earth Store Bodhisattva, all these ghost kings and I have been able to come to this great as- sembly in the Trayastrimsā Heaven. There is now a small doubt that we should like to express, and we hope the World-Honored One will be compassionate and resolve it." The Buddha told Yama, Son of Heaven, "As you will. I shall speak for you." At that time Yama, Son of Heaven, looked respectfully at the World-Honored One, made obeisance, turned his head to acknowledge Earth Store Bodhisattva, and then said to the Buddha, "World-Honored One, as I contemplate, I see that Earth Store Bodhisattva uses hundreds of thousands of expedient devices to cross over living beings who suffer for their offenses within the six paths of birth. I see that he does so without the least fatigue or weariness. This great Bodhisattva has inconceivable spiritual penetrations that enable living beings to obtain release from retribution for their offenses; nonetheless, before long, they fall back into the evil ways. "World-Honored One, since Earth Store Bodhisattva has such great inconceivable spiritual power, why do living beings not rely on it, stay in the good way, and eternally hold to their liberation? Please, World-Honored One, ex- plain this for me." The Buddha told Yama, Son of Heaven, "The living be- ings of Jambudvīpa have stubborn and obstinate natures, difficult to tame, difficult to subdue. This great Bodhisattva constantly rescues such living beings throughout hundreds of thousands of aeons, and causes them to obtain liberation quickly. He rescues even those who have fallen into the Three Evil Paths from their offenses. He extricates them from their own basic karmic conditions and leads them to understand the events of past lives. "Because the living beings of Jambudvīpa are bound up with heavy bad habits, which cause them to revolve in the paths, arriving and departing over and over, it takes this Bodhisattva many aeons to completely rescue and liberate them."

[@Buddha-bless123]

Do you use Any group of dharma? Pls let me know I will join it. 🙏

[@PureLandBuddhism]

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[@jacap2362]

CHAPTER ONE Spiritual Penetrations in the Palace of the Trayastrimśā Heaven Sutra: Thus I have heard; at one time the Buddha dwelt in the Trayastrimsa Heaven speaking Dharma for his mother. At that time an indescribable number of Buddhas as well as great Bodhisattvas, Mahāsattvas, from limitless worlds in the ten directions. all assembled together to praise Sakyamuni Buddha's ability to manifest the power of in describably great wisdom and spiritual penetrations in the Evil World of the Five Turbidities, as well as his ability to regulate and subdue obstinate living beings so that they might come to know the dharmas of suffering and bliss. each of these sent .. = respective chiefs ?

[@VlogsWithTiga]

So I heard some Buddhists say that after Buddha entered parinirvana he doesn’t have a consciousness anymore? As in like he can’t think anymore? He doesn’t have a mind anymore? So basically these Buddhists told me that when we pray and ask Buddha for something he wouldn’t actually answer it because he’s in parinirvana and doesn’t have a mind or consciousness anymore? Buddhism makes so much sense but it can also be confusing. So what is parinirvana really like? You can’t think anymore right? How about pure lands? Did Amitabha Buddha enter into parinirvana? Because it feels like Amitabha could still think and has a mind because he generated the perfect pure land from his mind right? According to the other Buddhists the Buddha is no more and only exists through his teachings.

[@PureLandBuddhism]

This is an incorrect understanding of the Buddha's Parinirvana. You can watch my video on What is Parinirvana kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYjUlJ-Yl9F6Z9ksi=SVu05kmZDku5nBgm Parinirvana is only a mere performance by the Buddha. The Buddha in fact will never dwell in Parinirvana unlike the arahants. In the Pure Land, Amitabha Buddha also will not enter into Parinirvana (all Parinirvana by the Buddhas are mere performances, Buddhas never really enter into Parinirvana, as they have great compassion for all sentient beings and will manifest in countless worlds to help save sentient beings. Amituofo.

[@michaeldoezzi15]

Please, if you might be willing to explain your thoughts if shakyamuni was born now, and was at least a few months from enlightenment, how do you think he would or could go about teaching? Thank you and namo amitbhaya. 😇🙏

[@floptaxie68]

Buddha at first thought it would be better not to share his teachings because they were very complex and hard to understand. But Brahma beg him to do so, so he accepted. Buddha wouldn’t choose to be born in this modern world because people is too materialistic and distracted, fundamentalist religions reign, and we tend to think that we are at the pinnacle of human knowledge, also most people would think about him like a cult leader or wouldn’t take him seriously.

[@michaeldoezzi15]

@@floptaxie68 very possible, but who better than a Buddha to help take our knowledge to wisdom. Im sorry you think it would be hopeless. 😔🙏

[@michaeldoezzi15]

And that does not really answer the question, by the way.

[@floptaxie68]

@@michaeldoezzi15 well I said that he thought that because of the state of people back in the day it would be hard for them to understand the teachings. If he thought that of the people of those days what’s left for the people of THIS days?

[@michaeldoezzi15]

@@floptaxie68 would you think it worse to let the ones that need that little push to set them on the right path, or to just let everyone to their own fate?

[@jacap2362]

I thought the Tusita inner court core purpose is to protect against the externally influence or temptation , much easier to achieve the necessary cultivation without those unnecessary bliss influence unless of course if the inner court majority beings hav ten ground level then it’s non issue. n previously I thought some heavens are not interlinked or in their respective dimensions. for instance, the Celestials in 1st 2nd or 3rd level could ascend to 4th level desire heaven ? or the Form or Formless Celestials can go to the Tusita level on their own freewill n without the Buddha spiritual help ?

[@PureLandBuddhism]

According to the Abhiniśkramana Sūtra, lower heavenly beings can ascend to the Tusita heaven to listen to the Buddha expounding the Dharma and higher level of heavenly beings can also descend to listen to the Dharma (though don't think formless beings can go, because they are already formless and dwell in their meditation, so they couldn't go). Perhaps also with the Buddha's spiritual help (for the lower heavenly beings, maybe they can't necessarily stay there for too long for other reasons, but can stay for listening to the Dharma). The way I like to think about it is maybe if there is an open lecture in Harvard then every one can go and listen, but they can't really stay in Harvard lol. Like in the Earth Store Sutra, countless beings are in Trayastrimsa Heaven to listen to the Buddha expounding the Dharma also due to the Buddha's spiritual power. Amituofo.

[@jacap2362]

@@PureLandBuddhism Ok thanks. so all the heavens are interlinked then or perhaps the Celestials go to the Tusita in meditative form but the desire celestials couldn’t possibly hav the necessary meditative “Ven. Xuyun” type of skill so in other words , they ascended to Tusita directly in physical form. I need to research a bit on this topic , thanks again.

[@saddha1]

Currently we are in the Dharma Image age (Dhamma Patirupaka). Also translated as the counterfeit dharma age which was 500 years after Buddha. That’s most likely Christianity, hinduism, Islam. They claim heaven and don’t even know all the heavens and hells but claim supremacy.

[@floptaxie68]

Hindus believe in Nirvana as well, just that they also hold wrong views

[@floptaxie68]

Mahayana Buddhism sounds like theism, I’ve heard you guys believe that there’s a primordial Buddha and a Trinity(trikaya), and all Buddhas are emanations. This sounds like the belief of God manifesting himself in different ways. the Honoured One did everything as a performance? And revealed this secret to the audience of the Lotus Sutra? Does he have a Pure Land?

[@jacap2362]

most likely certain Mahayana methods are more suitable for Form or Formless Celestials to practice esp the Buddha name chanting method bcos Form n Formless beings hav great skill in meditative concentration but it doesn’t necessarily can go beyond into Arhat realm , might as well seek Western Pureland , you know.

[@jacap2362]

even the Buddha Sakyamuni encouraged the Celestials into Buddha name chanting practice according to Ksitigarbha Sutra.

[@jacap2362]

prhps the Buddha name chanting is more suitable for the desire Celestials bcos they lack meditative skills , yes.

[@PureLandBuddhism]

Yes Shakyamuni Buddha also has His Pure Land according to the sutra. Please note that Buddhism is different from other religions in that we don't believe there is an absolute creator that creates everything, the Buddha never said that and he did not create everything. If there is a creator, it would be our Mind, we create our reality. Amituofo.

[@floptaxie68]

@@PureLandBuddhism but don’t you guys believe that there’s something called Vairocana or Adi-Buddha which is a beginningless Buddha? A Buddha that has always existed and manifests itself as Dipankara, Shakyamuni… etc with the goal as saving all beings wouldn’t that be like the supreme being in Buddhism?