What does Buddhism teach about heaven and hell? {311} “Just as kusa grass if badly held cuts that very hand, so also, the ill-led life of a Bhikkhu drags that Bhikkhu down to niraya.” Heaven and hell are considered to be two realms of existence. Birth in one of these realms occurs as the result of volitional actions. Although the lifespan of one born into one of the realms is very long, it does ultimately come to an end. It is for this reason that the desire to be born in heaven after death is considered unwise. Heaven is a […]