ramoss writes:
No, judaism does not have a hell.
For the record, there are a score or more references to hell in the Jewish scriptures, most referring to the place of the dead, Sheol but some clearly implicating a place of punishment, such as Psalms 9:17 where we read, "The wicked shall be turned into hell and all the nations that forget God." Jesus said this place has two compartments, the place of fiery punishment and the place of the good, with the implication that the latter were awaiting resurrection.
A fundamental doctrine of Buddhism is karma. Every word, thought and action is suppose to determine what miseries one may expect in the next (abe: earth )life, as to whether there will me many or few (abe: and as to how many earth existences will be required before nirvana.) The ultimate state desired is the mysterious
nirvana (nibbana), which as near as I can determine is a non state of being where nothing exists, including dimension. This is suppose to be
peaceful since nothing exists to cause misery, so all is peaceful. I see nothing that indicates a discription of any state of being in this alleged state. There is no birth into this alleged state (abe: and no other birth is ever expected.
I suppose the desired state in this life of Buddhism
no-thought-allegedly helps believers to achieve either a better next life or even nirvana.
This message has been edited by buzsaw, 03-18-2006 09:23 PM
BUZSAW B 4 U 2 Z Y BUZ SAW
™ Version 4.2
