About enlightenment, liberation, and reincarnation

There are various kinds of enlightenment, and there are stages of enlightenment. It is called “Satori's 52nd place,” and Buddha is the highest level of Buddhism (immaculate).

The famous Dharma (Daruma Daishi) is the founder of Zen Buddhism, and he continued meditating by facing the wall for nine years. He is a virtuous high priest who attained the ultimate in patience, which is a superhuman. However, Daishi Daruma says I'm still around 30th. Also, at the end of his death, Master Tendai, the founder of the Tendai sect in China, was asked by his disciple, “To what extent did the Master become enlightened?” When asked, “There are only five disciples (lower than the 10th rank),” they answered.

The fact that the Buddha was unable to answer is also one of the sermons, isn't it? “Not answering is also the best answer.”

If we die, we will be reborn as a pure land in the next life, and if we say, all of us sentient beings living in this world will commit suicide, and we will stop thinking about the meaning of coming here to practice ascetic practices.

When it comes to liberation from the Rikudo Reincarnation, what is easy to understand is the Obon and Sega Ki memorial service, right? It was said that in order to save people (related and unrelated) who fell on Gakido or Jigokudo, they would be saved by offering offerings to a sangha (monk) and having them recite sutras.

“Strict Pure Land”
By living in the six paths of heaven, man, shura, beast, ghost, and hell, it shows that reincarnation is repeated every day, isn't it?
I'm tired from work, and when I take a bath, it's paradise. If you get bullied and someone saves you, it's a paradise relief. There are a lot of things like that, there is relief in everyday life, right? Being saved in this world can also be thought of as being saved by the 33 changes in Kannon in the Kannon Sutra in the Lotus Sutra.

The meaning of enlightenment will come to be understood by thinking up to this extent, having serious doubts, and pushing through the middle path for a finite period of life.

In Satori's 52nd place, in simple terms, those who reach the summit can see 360 degrees, and if it's up to Hachigo on the way, you can see the scenery, but you don't know (don't understand) what's going on on the other side).

The essence of enlightenment is only in the Buddha. exactly
“There is no Buddha before Buddha. This is what “there is no Buddha before the Buddha” means, isn't it?

If I were to enter Buddhism after death, I think I'll become a Buddha while I'm alive “immediately become a Buddha”... I'll leave it up until this point.

Questions like these are exciting, aren't they? Mr. Wing Chun has learned a lot, so don't worry if you know a lot.

Gassho

It's quite a volume, but I've put together various things. I think the image of Buddhism has changed quite a bit by the time you read them all.

◯Background of Reincarnation
https://hasunoha.jp/questions/2883

◯Is reincarnation a metaphor?
https://hasunoha.jp/questions/12983

> Do cicadas and the like have “good deeds” or “misdeeds” that keep screaming for the rest of their lives?

There are also cases where people think so, like Jataka (prequel). Or like the Zen plan “Inuko Buddha Castle” or “Nanzen Zanneko,” “That's strange as a point of view. There is no assumption that good deeds or bad deeds are selfish. Individual = everything.” There are also cases where it is

> Do enlightened people not reincarnate, and ordinary people reincarnate...?

Yes. However, the way you read it changes depending on whether or not you use reincarnation as a state of mind.
The state of mind depends on the person's heart at that time.
If it is the reincarnation theory before Buddhism, “is it called constitution, or soul (?) It is close to saying “the quality will change.” Karma (karma) accumulates in Atman (something like a soul).

However, Indian mythology (Vedas) is a peaceful world where people write side by side without worrying about conflicting traditions. I don't care about the details. That's Indian people.

◯Is the ascetic practice complete?
https://hasunoha.jp/questions/28818

The expression of completing ascetic practice is also used, but the logic is that as a result of completion, ascetic practice, enlightenment, hands, and legs all fall off... so in the end, it is the same for any denomination or sermon.

◯ Enlightenment as an antithesis to reincarnation → lucky thought
https://hasunoha.jp/questions/26295

◯Development from the idea of good fortune
https://hasunoha.jp/questions/3160

◯Differences gradually appear in the nuances of enlightenment
https://hasunoha.jp/questions/12194

Even though it's ◯, everyone in each denomination is the same
https://hasunoha.jp/questions/26499

◯The practice of enlightenment
https://hasunoha.jp/questions/12934

Also, moving away from suffering is sometimes expressed as enlightenment (Buddhism), and going back to suffering in order to save from suffering is also expressed as enlightenment (Bodhisattva path). This is also probably a bit confusing if you read it casually.

There are many people in the world who say things that don't exist are as if they were there.
When I say this, most monks who believe in the idea of reincarnation are turned into enemies, but please take a look at the light.
People have probably been reincarnated by the idea of reincarnation.
Reincarnation is being turned over.
Things inherently complete the “appearance of the thing itself.”
A third party sees and hears the thing itself and reminds me of that person's own way of thinking.
It's different and different in the brain.
Not being aware of this is probably the essence of reincarnation.
Looking at the tree in the garden, I think that tree is in the way.
There might be caterpillars. The leaves have fallen and are in the way.
I began to handle things for my own convenience.
I'm already a prisoner of reincarnation.
There is no crime against trees, grass, or insects.
Humans are treated as intruders in a conditioned world within their heads for human convenience.
That's probably the image of being lost without looking at the real thing as it is.
If I add even 1 gram of my own point of view or way of thinking, it doesn't seem to be true. It looks like they haven't reached enlightenment.
Things called law/daoism, enlightenment, and nirvana are the real world itself.
The entire present world before it was initiated by human views. The real thing. True to reality.
For example, when it comes to past lives, past lives, next life, or next life, you immediately leave for a fantasy world. Now, I'm starting to deal with things that don't exist here, and I'm stuck on the ground.
Whether it's anime or 2D, everyone doesn't exist.
The person in question likes that world, and they are probably dealing with almost something delusional in their brain without dealing with what they can feel with the naked eye or ear, or what life or things they can actually touch. This is because humans also have the power to draw such ideals, and they also have the power to reproduce colors and shapes that are as close as possible to such ideals.
A strong mind that is not made to think of anything, or swayed by thoughts is a zazen mind. It's not about sitting down.
I live in law. Instead of being fooled by distant enlightenment, they settle for the present original illusefulness = enlightenment that original humans have. I will settle for the law. Settle in a world before your opinion. Enlightenment does not mean that there is no use for enlightenment; it means that the immediate world will no longer be colored by one's own thoughts.
People are unknowingly misseeing and mishearing.
Be aware of that kind of reincarnation of thoughts and put it in a heart where you cannot be moved. That seems to be the concrete form of living enlightenment.

The other day, I went to the bank and lined up behind an old woman in front of an ATM.
“Please try again from the beginning.”
Oh, grandma, I thought I made a mistake, and when I just waited,
“Please try again from the beginning.”
Oh, grandma, I wonder if I made a mistake again, and if I keep waiting,
“Please try again from the beginning.”
I'd like to tell you, but depending on the situation, it's an ATM. Anyway, if you wait,
“Please try again from the beginning.”
“Back to the beginning”
I don't know the truth, so I have to start over and over again. This is called [reincarnation].

The bank employee, who couldn't see this, gave a lecture on how to operate an ATM, and the grandmother quickly understood [enlightenment] how to operate an ATM, successfully fulfilled the purpose for which she came to the bank, and went home. [Liberation]

Again,
The grandmother ended up [reincarnation] where she started over and over again due to [ignorance] not knowing how to operate an ATM, but she successfully understood [enlightenment] how to operate an ATM due to the guidance [indoctrination] of the employee [Buddha and Bodhisattva], and she successfully understood [enlightenment], used the ATM freely, fulfilled her purpose, and went home [liberation]

don't think that hard.

“Good deeds” and “bad deeds” for cicadas that keep croaking”
It's hard for cicadas to do good deeds. It's almost impossible for Hell, Gaki, Damn, and Shura. Tenjin have no suffering and are ecstatic, and since they have a lifespan where astronomical numbers line up, they probably don't realize “they might die already” more than we do. Only humans have opportunities for enlightenment and liberation.
Now it's time to do it. If you don't make sure to break free in this life, you won't know when you'll be born in a human body next!?

I read your question.

Reincarnation, which you are asking about, is something that has been regarded as common sense rather than faith in Indian living areas from before Buddhism was founded until today.
This reincarnation is triggered by energy generated by individual actions.
This energy is “work.”
Good deeds are filled with good works, and bad deeds are piled up, and when an individual dies, they are demonstrated to determine which world they will be born into in the next life.

I don't know how Shakyamuni actually accepted reincarnation, but there is a description in the sutras explaining to lay down good works to be born in heaven (birth thought), so I think it's natural to think that he accepted it to some extent.

However, Shakyamuni thought that living was difficult, so no matter how many people were born in heaven, he didn't think it was good.
It can be said that reincarnation itself is painful.
So, I aimed to break free from that endless loop of reincarnation.
This is nirvana.
Incidentally, there are two types of nirvana.
When there is a lifespan left, it can be paraphrased as enlightenment, called surplus nirvana.
At the end of one's lifespan, it is called unconditional nirvana, which can be paraphrased as liberation.

As mentioned above, reincarnation is triggered by karma, so we must try not to create karma.
(*This is common understanding up to this point, but my own opinions will be mixed up to this point.)
Karma is born from “body, mouth, and mind.”
The first of these three is the heart.
When an individual acts, “If you do this, this will happen.” It occurs when a “plan” is made.
Therefore, Rinzai, the founder of the Rinzai sect, called planning “work.”

The content that enlightenment indicates is probably different depending on the sect.
Also, they don't really like verbalizing it.
This is because words are symbols, and they don't directly indicate the thing itself.
Even so, if I had to say it, I think this state of not making plans would be called enlightenment.

Whether or not to believe in reincarnation is a matter of personal judgment.
As Japanese people who do not live within India, it would be difficult for us to accept reincarnation.
The majority of people think that there is nothing after death.
However, it is surreal to think that there will be nothing after death, so it feels realistic, but facing the fact that “you don't know after death,” I feel that both stories are about the same degree.

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

As for reincarnation, I think the story of Tenrakuin is really easy to understand.

As for the story of cicadas, although it is a result of karma due to past life causal relationships that occur with cicadas, eventually, if the causal relationships that occur in the Animal Realm and suffer are exhausted, there will also be room for other reincarnations, such as humans.

Also, by listening to the sounds of cicadas, we see their ephemeral lives, think about impermanent rationality, and if it is a causal relationship that causes origin, there is a possibility that it could be a good cause for those cicadas, so it is impossible to say that there are no good deeds that can be accumulated at all.

Specifically, enlightenment is the fulfillment of a body which has two functions: the Buddha's Dharma body and color body. Of course, the repetition of the cycle of hesitation and suffering will disappear.

In order to understand, it is necessary to accumulate the two resources of wisdom and good fortune.

By amicably accumulating two sustenance, the power of wisdom becomes the power to gain legal status, and the power of good fortune becomes the power to gain color.

Also, it is necessary to annihilate affliction disorder and intellectual disability, which are the causes of lost and wandering around in the reincarnation of suffering, with dual sustenance as we ordinary people accumulate bad karma.

By properly preparing the two resources in Buddhism, you will want to move towards enlightenment.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho