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Sunday, December 9, 2007

#An meaningful Dharma Thoughts#

If u do not have the courage to do what's right,
You will regret it always.
If you do not save someone from danger,
you will regret it.
If you do not believe in the law of causality,
you will regret it after the karmic retribution.
If you do not walk the path of buddhahood,
you will regret it after you die.

This Dharma Thoughts is meaningful to us. Please keep an eye on the last sentence.It told us that if you dont believe to the infernal(also known as Hell),you will regret after u die (If u are a person who commit terrible crimes without end). Never said it is a blind faith ! Because it is real.If u still dont believe then I have no Idea..But remember one thing,that is dont do bad affairs !

Here goes the explaination of the UNDERWORLD...

Diyu is the realm of the dead or "hell" in Chinese mythology. It is very loosely based upon the Buddhist concept of Naraka combined with traditional Chinese afterlife beliefs and a variety of popular expansions and re-interpretations of these two traditions.
Ruled by Yanluo Wang, the King of Hell, Diyu is a maze of underground levels and chambers where souls are taken to atone for their earthly sins.
Incorporating ideas from Taoism and Buddhism as well as traditional Chinese folk religion, Diyu is a kind of purgatory place which serves not only to punish but also to renew spirits ready for their next incarnation. There are many deities associated with the place, whose names and purposes are the subject of much conflicting information. The exact number of levels in Chinese Hell - and their associated deities - differs according to the Buddhist or Taoist perception. Some speak of three to four 'Courts', other as many as ten. The ten judges are also known as the 10 Kings of Yama. Each Court deals with a different aspect of atonement. For example, murder is punished in one Court, adultery in another. According to some Chinese legends, there are eighteen levels in Hell. Punishment also varies according to belief, but most legends speak of highly imaginative chambers where wrong-doers are sawn in half, beheaded, thrown into pits of filth or forced to climb trees adorned with sharp blades. However, most legends agree that once a soul (usually referred to as a 'ghost') has atoned for their deeds and repented, he or she is given the Drink of Forgetfulness by Meng Po and sent back into the world to be reborn, possibly as an animal or a poor or sick person, for further punishment. One description of Diyu can be found in the Jade Record.

In Taoist and Buddhist mythology, hell is made up of ten courts, each ruled by one of the 10 Yama Kings and 18 levels in which wrongdoers are punished. In some literatures, there are references to 18 types or subtypes of hells, or 18 hells for each type of punishment, rather than just 18 levels of hell. In some literatures, there are different types of punishment on each level. The concept of '18 levels of hell' started in the Tang Dynasty. The Buddhist text Jian Di Yu Jing (間地獄經) mentioned 134 worlds of hell, but was simplified to 18 levels of hell for convenience.

1-Chamber of Wind and Thunder – People who kill and commit heinous crimes out of greed are sent here for
punishment.
2-Chamber of Grinding – Wealthy men who do no good and waste food are ground into powder in this chamber.
3-Chamber of Flames – People who steal, plunder, rob and cheat are sent here to be burnt.
4-Chamber of Ice – Children who ill-treat their parents and elders are sent here to be frozen in ice.
5-Chamber of Oil Cauldrons – Sex offenders such as rapists, lechers, adulterers are fried in oil in this chamber.
6-Chamber of Dismemberment by Sawing – Kidnappers and people who force good women into prostitution suffer the fate of being sawn in this chamber.
7-Chamber of Dismemberment by Chariot – Corrupt officials and landlords who oppress and exploit the people are
dismembered by a chariot in this chamber.
8-Chamber of Mountain of Knives – People who cheat customers by earning more than they should, profiteers who
jack up prices and cheat on the quality of goods are made to shed blood by climbing the mountain of knives.
9-Chamber of Tongue Ripping – Gossips who stir trouble and liars suffer the fate of having their tongues ripped out
in this chamber.
10-Chamber of Pounding – Cold-blooded murderers are pounded in this chamber.
11-Chamber of Torso-severing – Scheming and ungrateful men have their torsos severed in this chamber.
12-Chamber of Scales – Crooks who oppress the innocent, people who cheat on the quality of goods and daughters-in-
law who ill-treat their in-laws have hooks pierced into their body and hung upside down.
13-Chamber of Eye-gouging – Peeping toms who go around peeking and leering have their eyeballs gouged out in this chamber.
14-Chamber of Heart-digging – People with evil hearts have theirs dug out in this chamber.
15-Chamber of Disembowelment – Instigators, hypocrites and tomb-robbers have their bowels dug out in this
chamber.
16-Chamber of Blood – Blasphemous crooks who show no respect to the gods suffer the fate of being skinned in this
chamber.
17-Chamber of Maggots – Crooks who use loopholes in the law to cheat and engage in malpractice are being eaten
alive by maggots in this chamber.
18-Chamber of Avici – Crooks who have committed heinous crimes, brought misery to the people and betrayed the
ruler are placed on a platform above an inferno. The unlucky ones fall off the platform into the inferno and burn
while the lucky ones remain on the platform. These spirits are never to be reincarnated.

So please dont do any bad affairs !! You will get into the hell !! Think twice before you regret..!

By Your Highness @ 8:49 PM | 7 comments

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