![]() ![]() Why is that the point, and why do you think that the use of a replacement for essence, for soul, in order to demonstrate it, will not lead people to reinforce their already existent belief that indeed there is such an essence? So the afterlives are only portrayed as eternal in the beginning.Īnd one character basically asks to become a bodhisattva instead, which I thought was a nice touch. But as something meant to entertain a general audience and introduce them to all these ideas, I think it does well with its Buddhist elements FWIW.ĮDIT: Also the show's cosmology evolves from a sort of comedy-Christian in which there is only one hell realm and one heaven realm and they're eternal, into a more impermanent process of testing and improvement in order to guide all beings to the eventual enlightened state of mind. ![]() Obviously it is a sitcom and a fantasy show that looks at a blend of philosophy, so it's not 1:1 accurate and doesn't go massively in-depth. One character reaches this mind-state before the other, and the one who will be left behind asks for some philosophy to comfort her/help her understand the situation. To add further context, it's basically beings in a heaven realm who are one by one achieving an enlightened state in which they feel a release from craving (one even spontaneously becomes a monk without realizing it), and are ready to "go" into an ultimate peace that is fairly well-coded as the thematic equivalent of nirvana. If the objective is to object to annihilationism. The above links for browser difficulties. ![]() r/Buddhism Buddhist cheat sheet! Blue Red Minimal Poster Allĭid the Buddha really say that? Buddhist sūtra/sutta sources "I'm an Atheist/Christian and interested in learning more about Buddhism…" Understand that in our attempt to reduce trolling, questions from new or “throwaway” accounts will be reviewed more closely. What is the actual question, and why are you asking? Please assign link flair for your submissions. Link flair helps other users find your submission. Promoting a personal blog or website? Please see our rules here. Racist, sexist, or otherwise derogatory comments may be removed at the moderators' discretion. r/Buddhism is not the place for other religious traditions to proselytize their faith. r/Buddhism is not the place for sectarianism. Please place your meditation and drug related experiences in the weekly meditation thread. Please place your submissions about activism at /r/EngagedBuddhism. ![]() Please direct your questions seeking medical/psychiatric advice to /r/AskDocs, mental health subreddits or the SuicideWatch hotlines and chat support. We are not here to change anyone's mind on the matter. If you feel the need to discuss it further talk to your teacher about it. Please do not post questions or beliefs about vegetarianism/veganism. Posts with New Kadampa Tradition-supporting content will be removed. No pictures with text, including memes and memetic videos. Posts disparaging other subreddits will be removed. Name calling, harassment or trolling will not be tolerated. Off-topic posts will be removed at mod discretion. We encourage relevant and thought-provoking submissions.įull explanation of posting rules can be found here and may include additional rules not listed in the sidebar. New to Buddhism? The Sidebar has so much to offer you! :) Read Our Posting Guidelines ![]()
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