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Do you have any favorites?
I have two Tibetan Buddhist favorites, Angulimala and Milarepa. Angulimala is named that because he had a mala, (rosary), made out of the fingers of the people he'd killed. Still he was able to purify his karma and became an arhat.
Milarepa was a magician, and killed an entire village with his black magic in revenge for his family's loss of land and fortune.
He, too, was able to purify his karma and became enlightened.
I figure if those two guys made it, there may be a chance for me. That's one difference between Buddhism and other religions. Even the hell realms are impermanent. Eventually, all sentient beings will become enlightened buddhas.
I have two Tibetan Buddhist favorites, Angulimala and Milarepa. Angulimala is named that because he had a mala, (rosary), made out of the fingers of the people he'd killed. Still he was able to purify his karma and became an arhat.
Milarepa was a magician, and killed an entire village with his black magic in revenge for his family's loss of land and fortune.
He, too, was able to purify his karma and became enlightened.
I figure if those two guys made it, there may be a chance for me. That's one difference between Buddhism and other religions. Even the hell realms are impermanent. Eventually, all sentient beings will become enlightened buddhas.
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