What is after death at the top of the Soto sect?

It is said that Dogen Zenji should not be called the Soto sect or the Zen sect.
The reason people think differently depending on the denomination is because it is not Buddhism. It's called thought.
True Buddhism is common to all denominations. Something that is not steeped in human thought.
Where is the world after death other than “this world,” which continues even after people have passed away? This world, which continues even after your ancestors and you died, is the world after death. That's why we should inherit the wisdom of our ancestors and live a better life.
Repentance and Bodhicitta are vows to live a better life in this world.
So, if we live carelessly, people later will suffer like recent abnormal weather, so we should probably live properly and die as splendidly as possible.
The Rikudo isn't about after death; it's now, here, and everyday life.
Other than your own heart, where else are the six paths?
The same brush for drawing demons and Buddha and Bodhisattva.
There is no hesitation, enlightenment, hell, or paradise outside of one's own heart.
Heaven, humans, Shura, damn it, hungry ghosts, and hell are all states of one's own mind.
So, live and turn the hell in this world into enlightenment. That's what a boy's activity is.
Gakido is a symbol of human selfishness and selfishness.
Everyone in the world is born hungry. Since they are people with a narrow heart where they can only think about themselves from birth, they live a better life by providing wisdom and mercy to each other and living a better life.
North Korea, the Islamic State's violence, China's invasion, everyone's ego and ego runaway = devil and hunger.
Japan also covers up nuclear power plants, and if they try to do something good about themselves by spreading false information, they are hungry for ghosts.
A feast party is about spreading big law/dharma = truth to our small hearts and turning (sharing) a memorial service. It is not food, but the highest satisfying meal that the person's heart desires = enlightenment, peace, wisdom, and charity.
That is Shakyamuni's teaching “law,” which saves everyone.
Whether this world looks like hell or heaven depends on how that person's heart is.
That's why I find out in my own state of mind how to live comfortably every day.
That is zazen.
It's not that there isn't a concept of heaven or hell, but it is the concept and concept of battle that turns into hell and heaven, so if you jump over there, you can be saved.
Heaven and the celestial world are simply temporary novices (healing), so it's not the best heart (salvation).
Repentance is looking at reality before human thought. However, in addition to repentance, they also perform the Four Regents.

　There are interesting historical examples. This is a report by Christians from a little before the Edo period.

It seems that the people of the Soto sect did their best to attain enlightenment and be freed from reincarnation while they were alive today without thinking about anything after death. Decide in this world, don't think about the next life.
It seems that he also explained it to his followers. At first, many believers were samurai.
Believers of samurai also probably sympathized with it because every day lives in a world of life and death. But what about his wife and children?

People of the Jodo sect and the Jodo Shinshu preached in two stages that it is impossible to practice and become enlightened in this world, but since they don't want to go to hell after death, they should lean on the Buddha and go to the Pure Land of Paradise after death, and practice there peacefully and become enlightened. Many believers were ordinary farmers.

Just before the Edo period began, Kirishitan proselytes in various ways, and the samurai's wives said, “Oh, after all, there is an afterlife. I received the letter, “You can go to heaven, right?” Farmers say, “Heaven? There is such a thing in our teaching. “It's not unusual,” he didn't get much acceptance.

Since it is Buddhism, every denomination refers to the Rokudō Reincarnation and liberation from there, but in the Zen system, even now, they may inadvertently emphasize that the Rokudō in the next life should be ignored and enlightened while you are alive now. There are even monks who don't recognize the Rikudo Reincarnation themselves. But if you die without enlightenment, you'll be reincarnated somewhere, so I think it's better to teach everything for when you don't realize it.

According to the Pure Land system, it is now said that when everyone dies, they go to the Pure Land of Paradise, which is a very carefree thing. Moreover, since the Pure Land of Paradise is a world of enlightenment, and everyone can simply go there, it seems that there is no need to worry about the Rikudo Reincarnation. So, here too, there are even monks who don't believe in the Rikudo Reincarnation.

In the Buddha's parable, there is a story about a king who was born blind and made people who were blind touch elephants one by one and answer what an elephant was like. They each argued that the person who touched the ear was like a flimsy fan, that the person who touched the tail was like a broom, and that the person who touched the foot was like a log, and they each started a fight.

Don't today's monks from each denomination know one part at a time and think they know everything?

Annoying Yu

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

To think about the aftermath of death in the Soto sect, you can ask a little bit about it according to the Soto sect's house funeral etiquette.

In the wake, there is a description of “breaking through the roots of human life and death and quickly entering the Kukai of Nyorai Homei,” so if you get out of reincarnation and enter the “Kukai of Nyorai Homei,” it can be thought that it is written that it will lead to Kukai where Buddhism is described as clear as a treasure, in other words, the Kukai of Buddhism, a treasure trove of Buddhism.

Also, at the time of the funeral, it says “sentient beings, if you receive the Buddha commandments, that is, you rank among the Buddhas. There are lots of people like Gi Daikaku. In “Truly Be a Child of the Buddhas,” it is stated that if you firmly repent for your sins and receive the Buddha's commandments (precepts determined by the Buddha, Mahayana Commandments), you will be on the same level as the Buddhas. However, as a “child of the Buddhas,” it is only a plan, and I can understand that it will be necessary to work hard on ascetic practices to become a true Buddha.

In “Yamato nen” at the time of the funeral, there is a saying “enter the path of nirvana all the way” after cremation, and there are also words that if you let them enter the path towards enlightenment and nirvana, they will be able to walk firmly in Buddhism.

Also, in Zen Buddhism, as it is called “seeing the attainment of Buddhism,” it “aims to find the heart of the Buddha (Buddha castle) that originally exists within oneself,” and paradise, hell, etc. express each state of mind, or are sometimes used as a convenience for that.

In any case, even if the six paths exist, at the end of the day, it is a place where you can capture them in your heart, so it is important to know what to do with that state of mind.

Buddhism teaches how to better adjust that state of mind towards enlightenment and nirvana, and I believe that any person who practices Buddhism can perform memorial services to lead to a better state by turning their own merits, even for those who are in a bad state of mind. At least, in Mahayana Buddhism, the premise is “for all sentient beings to be saved,” so the merit they practice will also be extended to those who are always in hell or hungry.

Also, since repentance and annihilation can also be done during daily work, I think that being able to work hard will reduce bad karma and contribute to accumulating good works.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho

I'm sorry, I showed you the monk's filthy place. It's disrespectful to the questioner to let go of the questioner in front of you, open up stories from hundreds of years ago, and end up being stingy. Also, with that kind of answer, is anyone going to accept the letter now? Isn't that fundamentally contradictory? The most embarrassing person to start a fight here is the questioner.
The one who instigated it first is also the one who instigated it, though.

Also, since it doesn't have to be rough, I've already read through about that world, and I'll answer only the part about what to do.

Chapter 2 of Shushugi, which summarizes the teachings of Dogen Zenji for believers, is the chapter on repentance and annihilation. The confession statement itself is written in it, and the tips for repentance are also written. Let's start by reciting the sutras in the second chapter of the Shusho.
(If you have actually committed a crime, it is also important to turn yourself in and make appropriate amends)

It's a bit of a spoiler, but in the second chapter of Shushou's Proof, it says, “If you repent and aim for a sincere way of life, not only yourself but also the people around you will head for salvation all over the world.” I'm sure you'll be able to celebrate the merits of repentance for whoever you want.

I wrote “I hope I can aim for a sincere way of life,” and this is not only “full of sincerity,” but I am also conscious of “learning, acting without hindrance.” This doesn't come true unless you read it along with the context before and after, but in short, it's not just repentance for past mistakes, but also confession that entails solidifying feelings of aiming for Buddhism (living in good faith) from now on.

So what is an honest way of life? However, it continues with the Four Regents Act in Shushou Sekai Chapter 4.

When it comes to what is being done at a feast party, food is given to Gaki Buddha. In other words, the first of the Four Regents Act is enactment. After that, I'll recite sutras with gentle Dharani so that Gaki Buddha can eat it, so it's also my second love word. It's also a good fortune because it glorifies the merits of saving Gakibutsu to the ancestors. Also, by giving alms to Gakibbutsu, they are actually colleagues because they also leave their heart of greed and regret together.

A feast meal is not spiritual magic; it is a Buddhist practice of living in good faith, the Four Regents itself. So if you learn and practice the Four Regents Method in the wake of Shushimi, you will surely be able to save the people you want, and you will also be saved yourself.

The atmosphere must have made it difficult to write, so it's fine to reply

Good evening.

Questions about reincarnation have been asked several times until now, and various monks have answered them, so be sure to take a look at past questions as well. I think it's a good idea to use the “keyword” function in “question and answer”.
Questions and answers about reincarnation that I also answered by the way
http://hasunoha.jp/questions/10735
No one has come back from the dead world, so no one knows what the world will be like after death. I don't even know about reincarnation.
Even in the Soto sect, they don't actively talk about “there is” or “there isn't” about the Rikudo Reincarnation.

(Now I'll talk about the Soto sect. The following is how it is written “in the Soto sect,” but I think sects other than the Soto sect are almost the same. (I'm not criticizing other denominations)
The funeral of the Soto sect is a ceremony where those who have died repent of their past sins (since they have passed away, monks and mourners repent instead of being deceased) have a clean heart, receive Buddhist precepts, and become disciples of the Buddha. In other words, those who have had a funeral according to the customs of the Soto sect will all go to the world of the Buddha and the world of their ancestors, so they will not go to any other world. (So, let's ask the people around you to have a proper funeral without the “direct burial,” which is popular now). Please don't worry.

But before I die, I want to properly repent of my sins and live a proper life as a disciple of the Buddha.
There is a ceremony called “shukai (shukai)” for such people. It is also the head temple of Eiheiji Temple and Sojiji Temple, and there are also temples in other regions. Let's ask the temple of the family, “I want to participate in the teachings.”

One more thing, finally, I will introduce a chant called “confession statement,” which repents past sins and cleans the heart.
It's a short chant. Let's sing it by all means.

Gakushozou Zosho Akugo (Gakushozou Akugo)
Kaiyu Mushi Tonjinchi (Kaiyu Mushi Tonjinchi)
Submissive Life (Jushinku Shoshisho)
I'm All Confessing Now (All Is Kind of Money)

signification
The culprit of the sins I made in the past is all due to a devouring heart, a heart of anger, and a brazen heart.
It is due to the actions of my body, mouth, and heart. I will repent everything here and now, so may you be saved by the Buddha's heart

That's it.