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VimanaVatthu: Devas Mansions: Heavenly Mansions, Angels & their past deeds
Contributor(s): Verma, Shekhar (Editor), Silence, Noble (Author)

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 ISBN:     ISBN-13: 9798650668213
Publisher: Independently Published
OUR PRICE: $9.00  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: June 2020
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism - Theravada
Physical Information: 0.28" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (0.42 lbs) 130 pages
 
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The divine aspect of Buddha and his fully enlightened disciples(arahants) is revealed in Vimanavatthu. It contains the descriptions of the heavens and their mansions. As described, the heavens can be of many types. After death, a person (or an animal also), if he had done good deeds(karma), can be reborn in heaven. The fully enlightened holy beings like Buddha & arihants are considered to be one with infinite universe with immense capabilities & virtues because they have removed all defilements hence bear only the last body after which are supposed to go to the highest state of Nibbana (nirvana) the state of eternity. Any help given to them(donation/food), as per divine law, results in immense merit leading to the benefit of being reborn in heaven (as angel) where a huge mansion automatically appears for one with a great number of attendants and delights as per likings of that person. The heavenly beings, their bodies, mansions and other objects therein are considered to be luminous made of divine light and emit radiance, the brightness of which depends upon the merits of deeds done(karma) while in human form. The brightest beings are those who, following morality(Sheel) & meditation(Samadhi), have had at least a glimpse of nibbana(nirvana) state (trance) in meditation or while in the company of Buddha or equivalent arihant monks who bestowed the blessings resulting in the blissful (trance) experience of the transcendental nibbana state. The first awakening is called Sotapana. In Vimanavatthu many persons who attained Sotapana have been shown as beings with great illumination, shining brightly. The mansions in heaven also move as per the speed of thought. The attendants, creatures & objects belonging to the heavenly being act as per will of the being. But the life in heavens is not forever. Their lifetime may be of hundreds or thousands of years which also varies as per their merit of good deeds(karma) and after their lifetime they are supposed to be reborn somewhere. Some of the notable mansions are 1.8 Third Boat Mansion (Buddha wins haughty high caste people by showing a miracle, accepts water from a lady who gets merit to reach heaven), 1.10 Sesame Gift mansion (Buddha saves a lady from going to hell by accepting a donation of sesame), 1.15 Uttara's Mansion ( Elder monk Sariputta's blessing results in immense gold for Uttara's father, Uttara feeds Buddha & goes to heaven), 1.16 Sirima's Mansion (Buddha's blessing results heaven for the courtezen lady Sirima), 2.3 Rice-Crust Giver's mansion (Arihant monk Maha-Kassapa accepts rice crust from his mother of former life & that results heaven for her), 2.4 Chandali's mansion (Buddha saves a low caste woman from going to hell),3.7 Pesavati's Mansion (Sariputta, the chief disciple attains Nirvana) 4.12 Rajjumala's mansion, (Buddha saves a servant girl from suicide, who also achieves divine insight) 5.1 Frog's mansion (A frog attains heaven),5.8 Needle mansion (Even a needle given to enlightened monk results in heaven), 7.7 Kanthaka's mansion (Prince Siddharth who later became Buddha, his horse Kanthaka died & attains heaven & becomes an angel).
 
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