How Buddhism, Islam and Christianity view Heaven

How Buddhism, Islam and Christianity view Heaven

How Buddhism, Islam and Christianity view Heaven

Introduction

Heaven is a place and state of perfect "happiness", which in the immediate vision of God and the associated perfect love of God has its existence. Order to get there, God sends people to Jesus Christ, then as Savior the angels to remove the "weeds" in man, and this in a fire to throw. Jesus prepares this way the person a "flat" in the kingdom of heaven. There is every redeemed, together with other righteous, in eternal life, live in glorified form, which shines like the sun. The heaven or garden of Eden Important Is A Concept presented at the beginning of the Bible, in the Book of Genesis. Has therefore a special significance for the Abrahamic religions. Meaning in A broader, paradise concept is present in almost all religions. It is often the final place where men are rewarded for their good behavior.  Some concepts wary in different religions, but the overall or main concept is same. May be the approach is also different in different religions, but it's always regarding as the ultimate reward for the good deeds of human beings. We will discuss the concept of heavens in Buddhism, Christianity and Islam respectively.

Heaven in Buddhism

Kingdom of the Deva

In the field of Buddhist mythology, the Kingdom of the Devas is one of the six realms of existence for which, according to Buddhism, wanders consciousness, birth after another, in the cycle known as samsara. The word deva is generally translated as god, however it should be noted that the Buddhist devas (like Hindus) are not omniscient or omnipotent beings, and are not even immortal. For Buddhists, the devas are beings inhabiting different "heaven" where they enjoy many pleasures in reward for his previous deeds, and who have not exceeded the levels karmic and subject to new revivals.

Heaven upper and lower

The "heaven" where devas reside are generally subdivided into upper and lower heavens. The skies above are referred to the planes rupa (shaped [material]) and arupa (without form [material]). The skies are lower, as are the other five forms of existence (including humans and animals) in the kama avachara. These six lower heavens are:

Heaven of the Four Deva Kings

Trayastrimsa

Yama Deva

Tushita

Nirmanarati

Paranirmitavasavartin

The first four are sometimes referred to collectively as 'blue skies' to differentiate them from the last two or "terrestrial heaven." The life expectancy of a deva is a minimum of nine million years, reaching almost inconceivable live longer durations from the human perspective. To describe such long time spans Buddhists resort to a time unit called kalpa. In Buddhism there is karma theory to cosmology and six realms. 

The hell realm is divided into two in the hot and cold hells hell these two forms are divided into numerous sub-houses. Terrible torments wait located in these hells. They end when the unwholesome karma that brought you here has been exhausted, he will be reborn into a new realm of existence. The characteristic emotion of the hell realms is hate. The only positive thing that can be said about ...