true... but first, it's hard to relate to them rebirth. Lastly,
you can't expect people to believe Buddha went to heaven and preach
dharma to His parents...
Apple and orange cannot compared together... it is going to get
meaningless instead of helping inter-faith understanding
yes, tis why i say use rebirth no use. they want rational, yet
sometimes they themselves are unrational. if they talk
about wife and son, we talk about wife and son.
beside, Buddha's mother Maya died shortly right after Buddha was
born 7 days after. hence the saying that Buddha was unfillial to
her cannot stand. Buddha is still a baby.
and sorry, correction, Buddha's father Suddhodana attained
Arahathood before he died. taught by Buddha on earth, not in
heaven.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_(mother_of_Buddha)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Auddhodana
According to legend, Suddhodana lamented his son's departure and
spent considerable effort attempting to locate him. Years later,
after word of Siddhartha's enlightenment
reached Suddhodana, he sent a messenger with 10,000 companions to
invite Siddhartha back to the Shakya land. The Buddha proceeded to
preach to the messenger and all 10,000 companions who in turn
decided to join the Sangha and never return.
Suddhodana then sent a close friend of Siddhartha's, Kaludayi, to
invite him to return. Kaludayi also chose to become a monk, but
kept his word to invite the Buddha back to his homeland. The Buddha
accepted his father's invitation and returned to visit his
homeland. During this visit, he preached the Dhamma to Suddhodana.
Many years later, when the Buddha heard of Suddhodana's
impending death, he once again returned to his homeland and
preached further to Suddhodana at his deathbed. King Suddhodana
attained Arhantship.
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