Will I go to hell after death?

The ultimate goal of Buddhists is to reach enlightenment (enlightenment) freed from all suffering and hesitation, and it is necessary to observe the precepts in order to prepare the mind, body, and environment to reach that point.
However, keeping the commandments in this world is very difficult for us ordinary people.
Therefore, people of the Pure Land faith denomination like me hope to go to the Pure Land of Paradise.
The Pure Land of Paradise is a country created by Amitabha Buddha, and it is a place of ascetic practice to reach enlightenment.
It's a place where it's easy to keep the precepts, and it's a place where you can practice with your ancestors under Amitabha Buddha.
Also, the way to get to the Pure Land of Paradise is, for example, in the Jodo sect, chanting the name of Amida Buddha, that is, chanting Namu Amida Buddha.
In other words, it is precisely because they cannot keep the precepts that they believe in Amitabha, pray for the Pure Land of Paradise, and sing Namu Amida Buddha.

Also, even if you do something bad, if you sincerely repent and recite Nembutsu, that sin will melt away.
However, although it is no longer in terms of Buddhism, crimes under civil law and criminal law still have to be punished appropriately.

Also, there are various interpretations of whether hell actually exists. For me, I think humans, animals, and other creatures will have difficult times like hell for as long as they live.
However, it is said that if you wake up like Buddha, you can get out of there. Therefore, in order to reach enlightenment, I pray that I will first go to the Pure Land of Paradise, and I chant nembutsu every day.

Namu Amida Buddha

Kagetsuen

This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is my humble answer to the question.

Since the beginning, it has been reincarnated over and over again in a world of confusion and suffering due to ignorance, ignorance, and bad behavior due to anguish, and during that time, it has probably fallen into hell too many times to count...

I'm not really worried about falling into hell (a state of mind like suffering like this) now, but even so, if you give up, you'll go to hell anyway, and it will be the same repetition again and again.

It is important to somehow cultivate a relationship with the Buddha and a sense of Bodhi firmly, carefully, and strive to do things as better as possible, even in this world.

Jusei also works every day, and while repeatedly performing three treasure devotions, remorse, and vows to keep each commandment, he reflects on his daily actions, and is moving forward and one step back, but I think I can get closer to enlightenment even by just a few millimeters.

I know that if you keep working on it without giving up, after a few lifetimes, your Bodhi mind will eventually blossom, and it will lead to the fruition of enlightenment.

Let's work hard together.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho

It might still be better if you go to hell after death. It's about whether you're in hell right now.

Is nenbutsu an indulgent sign? Does it eliminate sin?

In the sutra called Kanmuryojukyo

“Since it is called a Buddhist name, the crime of life and death of 8 billion people is excluded in the circumstances.”

Yes, but what does this mean? Nembutsu erases sins as an indulgence mark, and even if we erase the crime of “8 billion robbery,” we are the ones who immediately create the crime of “8 billion robbery +1.”

In other words, what this means is that no matter how many sins you commit, it won't be an obstacle to the Pure Land of the Past. Sins are not going away and going to the Pure Land. It means that crime isn't a problem when you go to the Pure Land.
Shinran Shonin says it is a “pure land of nature.” The Pure Land of Regeneration is a natural thing.

So, if it is confirmed that you will go to the Pure Land after death, can you be saved now? Will the suffering in front of me go away? Will you stop being afraid of the sin in front of you?

That's probably not the case.

It is a “comparative theory between now and after death” where people go to the ideal world of paradise after death, so there is no such thing as current suffering.

The argument is “there are people suffering from poverty and hunger in the world, so I'm better compared to that.”

That's not true, is it? Even if the Pure Land of Extinction is after death, it is necessary to receive the effects of the Pure Land now and be saved.

If Buddhism in general is Buddhism where I ascend to the top of the mountain called Buddha's wisdom by adhering to the precepts, purifying my mind and body, and meditating, then the Jodo Shinshu sect is a Buddhist method where the Buddha descends from the top of the mountain to me.
It's not my Buddhism that starts with precepts, it's Buddha's Buddhism that starts with wisdom. Feelings of gratitude and repentance occur precisely because you come into contact with Amitabha's mercy, which is the function of wisdom.

I was the one who created Hell, and I was the one who made the conditions to go to the Pure Land of Paradise and suffered myself, so “I” must become clear “now.”

If “now” and “I” become clear, I bow down to Mida who swears that she will definitely save me like this. It wasn't me who was afraid of my sins, but I was born to repent of my sins.

“If you take medicine, you can't get this poison.”

Extinction is not a condition of the Pure Land of Rebirth, but sin is not something to be reprimanded for, and is probably something to repent for.
Originally, we were forced to say, “Hell is my abode.” There is no choice but to say thankful nembutsu for Amida's salvation.

The precepts are not directly linked to paradise or hell.

Precepts are commandments and rules for becoming a Buddha disciple and putting Buddha's teachings into practice in one's own life.
If you compare it to professional baseball, the precepts are like a baseball charter and rule book.

In order for professional baseball players to be recognized as professional baseball players, it is natural to follow the baseball charter and rule book.
However, that alone does not determine whether you can become a member of the winning team or whether you will retire due to a lack of strength. You have to actually play and build up your own stats.

The same goes for Buddhist disciples. Your next life will be determined by how much you can practice the Buddha's teachings.

Conversely, what is different from baseball is that French disciples are infinitely allowed to revive the losers (although things are slightly different in the case of monks who have become monks).
“Excuse me. I made a mistake. If you repent, “Please give me another chance,” the Buddha said, “That's fine. They encourage me, “Try it out.”
It is explained that even Daibadatta, who tried to assassinate Buddha, will become the same Buddha as Buddha after a long time of reincarnation due to the merit of repentance who chanted “Nanmu” just before death.

Hell is a dramatic depiction of the pain of people who don't encounter the Buddha's teachings, don't touch their practice, or turn their backs and stay in the midst of hesitation and suffering. Wouldn't it be fair to say that the guideline for getting out of there is a commandment?