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Amitabha Buddha and Other Sages Welcome Sentient Beings to the World of Ultimate Bliss

The greatest achievement in one’s lifetime is to be reborn in the “Pure land” within this life. This will allow us to break away from the perpetual cycle of rebirth and free us from the suffering of both life and death. The World of Ultimate Bliss is the unsurpassed Pure Land, created by Amitabha Buddha’s incomparable will power with the purpose of ending the sufferings of all beings. If we have the faith, the vow, and the practice in chanting Amituofo mindfully. If we have complete sincerity in our faith, vow, and practice and we abide by the teachings of Buddha and practice this continually all our lives, at the time when our life comes to an end, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will come and lead us to the World of Ultimate Bliss.

Practices of Ten Good Deeds Lead to the Heavens

If we are not able to go to the World of Ultimate Bliss, but we did accumulate good karma through good deeds within our lifetime, we can still go to the heavens to enjoy heavenly bliss. However, the Ten Good Deeds must be observed.

What are the Ten Good Deeds?

1. No killing   2. No stealing   3. No sexual misconduct   4. No lying  5. No enticing speech  6. No slander  7. No abusive speech  8. No greed  9. No anger  10. No ignorance

To Gain a Human Form by Observing the Five Precepts

Buddha said to be born into the human form is unbelievably rare and “the human form once lost is extremely hard to regain.” How can one attain the human form in the next life? The basic requirement is to observe the Five Precepts.

What are the Five Precepts?

1.  No killing  2. No stealing  3. No sexual misconduct  4. No lying  5. No intoxicants

Whether one is rich or poor in life, depends on the amount of good and bad deeds one accumulates previously. There is a saying that to know what we did in our previous lives, we only need to know what we have in our present lives; to know what might shape our future life, we simply look at what we are doing now. It is fundamental that we understand this concept.