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Differences in the world after death depending on the denomination

Thank you so much for all your wisdom as always.
I have a question about Buddhism today, so I'm sorry for the question.

There are many denominations, even if you say Buddhism in one word,
Immediately after death, he became a Buddha and went to paradise.
They are judged by the denomination called Enma. There is also a denomination that says that.
From birth until death, it's always been one denomination, and it would be nice if everyone in the family were the same denomination,
If you are relatives or acquaintances, your denomination will inevitably change.

What I think at that time
The world I will go to after death
It's different from the world your opponent goes to,
Isn't it impossible to meet again in another world?
One side will go to paradise without saying the 49th, and the other may wait for judgment and go to hell.
It's like that.
As an actual case, during the memorial service, she received a sermon that said, “Now she is doing ascetic practices in the other world for reincarnation and is overcoming it,” but this is probably not the case in other denominations. It's like I thought.

Actually, it's something you don't know until you die, so I don't think it's a specification even if you think about it.

I wonder what the monks think about the differences in the world after death (how to capture the 49th day, not crossing the Sanzu River), etc. arising from differences in teachings between these denominations. I'm sorry for the question.

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Yes

Basically, we don't know where we will be born in the next life.
The salmon I ate yesterday may have been my friend from a past life.
Creatures caught in greed will reincarnate into one of the six types (six ways) of heaven, man, ashura, hell, ghost, and beast.
Hell or something is not the name of a place, but rather a name for a type of living thing.
Meanwhile, Shaba Sekai (our universe), the Pure Land of Paradise, and Joruri Sekai are the names of places.
For example, in Taishakuten and Benten, the type of living thing is “heaven,” but it seems that they can also appear on Earth (Shaba Sekai).
So, the Pure Land is a world (place) founded by Buddha (the one who has awakened to the truth, the super leader of Buddhism).
For example, the Pure Land of Paradise created by Amida Buddha.
It is written in the sutras that there are no three types of creatures (three evil ways) in this Pure Land of Paradise: Hell, Ghosts, and Beasts.
In the sutras, a Buddha called Buddha, who was in India in the Shaba world over 2,500 years ago, introduces the existence of the Western Pure Land of Paradise created by Amida Buddha in his sermons to his disciples and followers.
In the Jodo sect, we believe based on the Buddha's sermon in this sutra.
According to the sutras, Amitabha Buddha says that those who wish to pass away in the Pure Land of Paradise by doing Nembutsu with Namu Amida Buddha swear that any villain will pass away in the Pure Land of Paradise, and that vow has been fulfilled.
So, the theory is that everyone who used to be called Namu Amida Buddha and Nembutsu can be born in the Pure Land of Paradise in the next life.
Basically, it's reincarnation and the next life is unknown, but the Jodo sect thinks that if you do nembutsu, your death in the Pure Land of Paradise has been confirmed.

Sectarian teachings and Shakyamuni's teachings

The founders of each denomination in Japan are the Chinese Buddhist scriptures (kanji sutras and Chinese treatises. Most of the sutras translated into Chinese are the Mahayana sutras), and I have been studying and practicing. When it comes to whether it remained the original teachings and practices of Shakyamuni, a little question arises when looking at the Pali Buddhist scriptures handed down in present-day Theravada Buddhism (Therawada) and the state of the pilgrims of Theravada Buddhism according to them.
Neither Theravada Buddhism nor the Pali Buddhist scriptures can be said to be the same as Shakyamuni! There are many people who say that, but even so, it's probably much closer to the teachings of Shakyamuni than the Chinese Buddhist scriptures.
Based on the contents of the Pali Buddhist scriptures, if the teachings of each sect are the same, then if they are taken as “probably teachings since Shakyamuni,” and if the teachings unique to each sect differ from the contents of the Pali Buddhist scriptures, I think it is good to be careful that “this may be a place that has changed.”
At first, it was Shakyamuni's teaching, but the factions gradually split, Mahaya and Esoteric Buddhism came out, and changed steadily, so it's no wonder that the teachings are different. Speaking of which one is correct, it can be said that the one close to the teachings of Shakyamuni is more correct Buddhism.
Elder Sumanasara of Theravada Buddhism has published many books on Shakyamuni's teachings in Japanese.

There is only one summit and countless mountain trails.

There is only one nirvana that the Buddha preached
Since each person has different ways and means to get there
They probably split into various denominations.

Normally
You will be devolving to the religious denomination of your birthplace
If there is a religious denomination that suits me better
It doesn't matter if you change trains.

I had a relationship with the current temple and got rid of my job
It's different from my birthplace denomination.
I didn't care about that at all
I'm glad I was able to get involved with this current denomination.

You can meet again according to the teachings of the religion (sect) you believe in

Hello. My name is Kameyama Junshi.

I think the question this time is deeply related to the question “What is religion?” So, in my opinion, I would like to talk about the world after death through my religious views.

Now, when we look at the world, I think there are three ways of looking at it. It's “science,” “philosophy,” and “religion.” Also, I think it is important to know these differences in thinking about how the world will be after death.

So first, let me state my personal opinion on the differences between religion and science. What is said in religion is called “teaching.” Science, on the other hand, is not called “teaching.” For example, we don't use the words “teaching universal gravitation” or “teaching the theory of relativity.” This is because science aims to objectively explain the world through observation and experiments, and it is not “teaching.” In other words, if you turn it over, it doesn't mean that “teaching” objectively exists.

Next, as for philosophy, philosophy tries to explain the world using reason (the ability to think and judge things by establishing a path). Philosophy also deals with metaphysical matters, so it is close to religion.

And finally, religion explains the world by establishing an absolute person (transcendent). Needless to say, an absolute person (transcendent person) is a god or Buddha. Since the Absolute and the Transcendent exist in the third generation (past life, present life, next life), it is now possible to explain the world after death in religions that preach the Absolute and the Transcendent.

In other words, I see the world after death in religion as “not about the objective (or physical) world, but about how we should capture our own afterlife through the absolute (transcendent), no matter what happens after the objective death.” Also, if that is the case, people in the world after death seen by people who believe in religion A will become people in the world after death in line with the teachings of religion A, and people in the world after death seen by those who believe in religion B will be people in the world after death in line with the teachings of religion B. Therefore, reuniting with the deceased means being reunited in accordance with the teachings of the religion (sect) you believe in.

These are my answers. I hope you find it helpful even a little.

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When people die,
Go to paradise, go to hell, go to heaven, stay in this world, become a star in the sky, sleep peacefully, transform out, blow over as a thousand winds, return to the earth...

All of this is [convenient] for those left behind.
So, choose whichever one is likely to nourish you.

Of course, there is no problem even if the theory of adoption changes from time to time. Everything is aimed at encouraging, comforting, healing, helping the living, helping with the commandments, and becoming a cause for devotion to the “Three Treasures.”