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The End of the World according to Buddhist Religion. What does a person practicing Buddhist religion believe about the end of the world? What is his core belief about the religion he practices? His most fundamental belief is perhaps the concept of impermanence: that nothing lasts for ever A good practicing Buddhist is known to believe that everything we own, our memories, people we know, everywhere we have gone, and the entire world together with our sun, the galaxy and the universe will disappear at some point. In other words, nothing will last forever. All will cease to exist at a given point of time. If we can once accept this core belief of Buddhist religion then may be, we are nearer to our ultimate goal----Nirvana. What did Buddha himself told to his disciples about the end of our blue planet where we leave now? He said that the entire world will cease to exist when seven suns will surround it and burn it completely. Everything will be destroyed! Needless to say that life, as we know it, would die off long before the planet itself is destroyed. Is this scientifically possible? What do scientists tell us about the destruction of earth? Yes, it is possible. The scientists predict that: the Sun will expand, frying everything on Earth; until the size of the Sun becomes greater and the earth falls into the sun. The scientists also predict that our galaxy may collide with another galaxy. What else Buddha said in addition to this? The world will continue to exist until it is 6 billion years old according to Buddha He said that there were three more Buddha(s) before him. He was the 4th Buddha who had died 2500 years before. So, another Buddha, the fifth and the last one, is expected to come after 1.2 billion years. and as such the earth and we humans and other life forms have many more years to live unless we destroy the world ourselves immediately. What will happen to all life when the world is destroyed? All life will then dwell in Phromalok--the magical place until a new world is formed for enabling all life to return there to begin the cycle of creation again. Next installment:What do other religions say about the end of the world.          |
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It pleases me most to welcome you to my blog once again and thank you so much for the thoughtful comments that you have left here for all of us to read and ponder. While I agree with what you have stated here on, I may tell you that the Buddhists believe in Nirvana. It is a Sanskrit word which literally means "blown out", as in a candle. The attainment of Nirvana Is moksha, liberation from the cycle of rebirth. Have a wonderful week, Maisie, Take care always
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You are entitled to your own beliefs. Never mind about others.
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. Thank you so much for your informative comments left here on my blog. Yes, you are right about the patriarchal nature of their family life and the treatment they meted out towards women. However, I wonder whether the women were treated better during the period elsewhere in the world when this particular religion flourished in Asia! Thanks again for stopping by the blog. Have a nice time..
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Very interesting blog. All life will then dwell in Phromalok the magical place until a new world is formed for enabling all life to return there to begin the cycle of creation again. A very comforting thought indeed. 
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Maudie. Thank you so much for visiting my blog once again. You know I like to read from you here. Yes, it is no doubt a comforting thought that all life will return to the new world to begin the cycle of creation again. Maudie, we humans always live by hope and aspiration! Have a wonderful time. Best wishes.
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