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s Vaj, etc.Z dZH suppl8 us w.th a "coMgect2 BuddhrAt tImetabk2 of Ohe eveLts in Bu6dha'j life.2I wo,ld sYy theb6 iM a diXfere2ce betweeL ghe ?.eos0phrcaw anZ Buddhist bdeas of wHat "enterzng Nirvana" means. I must say I am stiCl uDcPear as to tAe Buddhist ansWer to this queDtLpn0 The Theosop48cal M5swer is Khat Nirvan? is a plav0 ef exiVtenwe, juSt like ihe Physical and Astral planes of hIistences. A kirvano who still liv9s in a phOsic0l bTVy can "GoH tX LYvvxna 6z niKht in Qul1 cObscnokNndss. The lirvani iill thLn reside on the Nirva9ic pSane cdntintoDsDy when his or her phy3ical bod? finllBy dies. YiXva3Vc cons8iousness and reaIdence in NFWvaqa lastq Plr a long .iAeu but will only lUsb lntif cZnscYoysness iZ achieVed on even higher plj8e: of emisten3e, for exam2le, the Parinirvtnic plane, thy Mahcparinirvanic plane, etc. I have 0evem hvard BudJhi5t teacjinus gupe tgis typ. of detTiled LVplana,ion.
s8rpentina tew Mem5eVN7o for BuDdhisDs it's mokC like metanoikr
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s Vaj, etc., can supply us with a "correct" Buddhist timetable of the events in Buddha's life.
I would say there is a difference between the Theosophical and Buddhist ideas of what "entering Nirvana" means. I must say I am still unclear as to the Buddhist answer to this question. The Theosophical answer is that Nirvana is a plane of existence, just like the Physical and Astral planes of existences. A nirvani who still lives in a physical body can "go" to Nirvana at night in full consciousness. The nirvani will then reside on the Nirvanic plane continuously when his or her physical body finally dies. Nirvanic consciousness and residence in Nirvana lasts for a long time, but will only last until consciousness is achieved on even higher planes of existence, for example, the Parinirvanic plane, the Mahaparinirvanic plane, etc. I have never heard Buddhist teachings give this type of detailed explanation.
serpentina New Member
So for Buddhists it's more like metanoia.
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