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| Chubz wrote: | | Do all sects of Buddhism believe that there is a hell? I like Buddhism from what I've read, but I don't believe in any type of hell. |
There is no hell, only the hell you create for yourself here and now.
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| CET wrote: | | Chubz wrote: | | Do all sects of Buddhism believe that there is a hell? I like Buddhism from what I've read, but I don't believe in any type of hell. |
There is no hell, only the hell you create for yourself here and now. |
I know, that's why I said "I don't believe in any type of hell". I've read only one book on Buddhism. In the book there was a part where they talked about other realms of existence and how there are different kinds of hells. Do all sects of Buddhism believe in hell realms?
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That was an interesting video, thanks for sharing. 
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| Chubz wrote: | | I've read only one book on Buddhism. In the book there was a part where they talked about other realms of existence and how there are different kinds of hells. Do all sects of Buddhism believe in hell realms? |
As always, it depends on which kind of Buddhism we're talking about. My practice is a Soto Zen practice, so that's the perspective I usually speak from.
There are 6 realms of existence:
God (pride)
Demi-god (jealousy and paranoia)
Human (balance)
Animal (fear and ignorance)
Preta (hungry ghosts realm: insatiable hunger, desire, and greed)
Hell (total suffering)
We can be in any of these realms at any time, depending on how we react to the world.
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I'm not sure what sect of Buddhism the book I read was, but it taught about hells realms. Like blistering cold, scorching heat and other ones. Much like the Christian hell, but they explained there are more than one.
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| Chubz wrote: | | I'm not sure what sect of Buddhism the book I read was, but it taught about hells realms. Like blistering cold, scorching heat and other ones. Much like the Christian hell, but they explained there are more than one. |
Yeah, there are some sects (the ones that take a supernatural approach) that believe there are 7 hells, and each of those 7 hells have 7 "sub-realms". Each one of us needs to go through these hells, and it is up to us to determine how quickly we leave them, and whether or not we come back. I don't know much more then that, because I don't buy into it.
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