Angels writing
Angels writing
Hello all some years ago i read the Quran and it says that every time you do a good deed a deva writes it in golden leaf, then i read another ancient buddhist book of Phra Malai and it also said that devas write your good and bad deeds. What is your opinion? Thank you.
Re: Angels writing
Hi mario92,
It would be great if you could quote the exact texts from the Quran and the Buddhist book you referred to. Either way, it is a common belief among Muslims that there are two angels that record good and bad deeds. The one on the right shoulder records good deeds and the one on the left shoulder records bad deeds. If the balance is positive you go to a higher realm (jhana) and if the balance is negative you go to a lower realm (hell).
I would not be surprised if there is a Buddhist version of the above. Buddhism and Islam are very similar in describing Kamma loka. The difference is that Buddhism does not believe in a creator god, whereas Muslims believe Allah to be the highest or the ultimate.
It would be great if you could quote the exact texts from the Quran and the Buddhist book you referred to. Either way, it is a common belief among Muslims that there are two angels that record good and bad deeds. The one on the right shoulder records good deeds and the one on the left shoulder records bad deeds. If the balance is positive you go to a higher realm (jhana) and if the balance is negative you go to a lower realm (hell).
I would not be surprised if there is a Buddhist version of the above. Buddhism and Islam are very similar in describing Kamma loka. The difference is that Buddhism does not believe in a creator god, whereas Muslims believe Allah to be the highest or the ultimate.
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Re: Angels writing
Perhaps this is the pre-Budddhist beleif in Kamma.mario92 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:45 am Hello all some years ago i read the Quran and it says that every time you do a good deed a deva writes it in golden leaf, then i read another ancient buddhist book of Phra Malai and it also said that devas write your good and bad deeds. What is your opinion? Thank you.
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The Sublime Buddha told that Sakka the King, all two weeks, sends Devas down to earth to report about the current behaviour of humans. So yes, they collect reports about your deeds and they count therefore as the governing principle "world" of whom one should not fail to be aware.mario92 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:45 am Hello all some years ago i read the Quran and it says that every time you do a good deed a deva writes it in golden leaf, then i read another ancient buddhist book of Phra Malai and it also said that devas write your good and bad deeds. What is your opinion? Thank you.
May one always take care as "big good brothers" are watching all around yours, good householder, the more those gone forth.
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Thank you venerable monkJohann wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 3:16 amThe Sublime Buddha told that Sakka the King, all two weeks, sends Devas down to earth to report about the current behaviour of humans. So yes, they collect reports about your deeds and they count therefore as the governing principle "world" of whom one should not fail to be aware.mario92 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:45 am Hello all some years ago i read the Quran and it says that every time you do a good deed a deva writes it in golden leaf, then i read another ancient buddhist book of Phra Malai and it also said that devas write your good and bad deeds. What is your opinion? Thank you.
May one always take care as "big good brothers" are watching all around yours, good householder, the more those gone forth.
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Have you heard of Ajahn Achalo? Pretty interesting stuff @30:19 - 34:11mario92 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:45 am Hello all some years ago i read the Quran and it says that every time you do a good deed a deva writes it in golden leaf, then i read another ancient buddhist book of Phra Malai and it also said that devas write your good and bad deeds. What is your opinion? Thank you.
"He, the Blessed One, is indeed the Noble Lord, the Perfectly Enlightened One;
He is impeccable in conduct and understanding, the Serene One, the Knower of the Worlds;
He trains perfectly those who wish to be trained; he is Teacher of gods and men; he is Awake and Holy. "
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"The Dhamma is well-expounded by the Blessed One,
Apparent here and now, timeless, encouraging investigation,
Leading to liberation, to be experienced individually by the wise. "
He is impeccable in conduct and understanding, the Serene One, the Knower of the Worlds;
He trains perfectly those who wish to be trained; he is Teacher of gods and men; he is Awake and Holy. "
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"The Dhamma is well-expounded by the Blessed One,
Apparent here and now, timeless, encouraging investigation,
Leading to liberation, to be experienced individually by the wise. "
Re: Angels writing
Medieval Christian folklore, also older first century Palestinian narratives, are likewise.mario92 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:45 am Hello all some years ago i read the Quran and it says that every time you do a good deed a deva writes it in golden leaf, then i read another ancient buddhist book of Phra Malai and it also said that devas write your good and bad deeds. What is your opinion? Thank you.
I personally believe that Phra Malai is a cultural remembrance of Jizō Bosatsu. Mileage may vary.
What is the Uncreated?
Sublime & free, what is that obscured Eternity?
It is the Undying, the Bright, the Isle.
It is an Ocean, a Secret: Reality.
Both life and oblivion, it is Nirvāṇa.
Sublime & free, what is that obscured Eternity?
It is the Undying, the Bright, the Isle.
It is an Ocean, a Secret: Reality.
Both life and oblivion, it is Nirvāṇa.
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There are beings come time to time they think, "I'm the creator" in reality they are notcappuccino wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 1:00 amMahābrahmā
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahm%C4%81_(Buddhism)
Read Brahmajala sutta 2. Partial-Eternalism (Ekaccasassatavāda): Views 5–8w
https://suttacentral.net/dn1/en/bodhi?r ... ight=false
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Catumahārājasutta - https://suttacentral.net/an3.37/en/bod ... ght=false