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Can anyone explain to me the different spirutual realms of buddhism?

NirvanaNoobNirvanaNoob
edited September 2005 in Buddhism Basics
An example would be the hungry ghost, the pureland, ect.

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  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited September 2005
    Well, my extremely inexperienced and ignorant handle on it is, that we are all re-born into one of these realms - judge them great, not-so-great and positively dreadful, as you wish - until through enlightenement, we attain Nirvana; No matter how great the re-birth is, you are still subject to the cycle of Samsara, and will continue to be reborn in these realms according to the life you've led previously, until you have your own lightbulb moment.....
    But some Schools of thought/Buddhism state that to be re-born in the Human realm, and not do nuthin' with it, is the greatest waste of all.... so make the most of it!! :p:)
  • NirvanaNoobNirvanaNoob
    edited September 2005
    I still need each of the realms to be described thouroughly.
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited September 2005
    http://buddhism.kalachakranet.org/Meditations/suffering_karma_meditation.html#2

    Hope this helps.... the whole site is quite informative..... :type:
  • JasonJason God Emperor Arrakis Moderator
    edited September 2005
    The Thirty-one Planes of Existence: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sagga/loka.html
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