Where do those disaster victims go after their death?

In my last post, I wrote that people who encountered disasters actually sharing the same karma, that they have to go through the disasters. The post was talking about the past and the present. Now, let's talk about the present and the future. Where did those tsunami victims go after their death?

What (Japanese) Buddhists should do to prevent tsunami and other natural disasters?

You probably think that I'm going to talk about prayers or how to pray in Buddhist view about avoiding natural disasters as this is a blog about Buddhism. I'm not a scientist, so I won't talk too much about the geological of Japanese land, sea or whatever. I'm not going to talk about the meteorological side about the disasters.

Pu Men Pin Verse Chanting - Song version

Any Buddhists who know Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (觀音菩薩) will likely know "Pu Men Pin" (普門品) which is a chapter of the Lotus Sutra. Part of this chapter is about the merits or benefits of reciting the Name of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva. The rest is about the transformations of the Bodhisattva in order to save all sentient beings.

This chapter of Sutra has also the song version. So, those who love Buddhist song can recite according to the song. I just found a song of Pu Men Pin which is very nice. You can always find many Buddhist song at Youtube. Now, let's listen to Guan Shi Yin Pu Sa Pu Men Pin.

The Universal Gateway of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (觀世音菩薩普門品) 3D animation cartoon

The Universal Gateway of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva is a chapter of the Wonderful Dharma of Lotus Sutra (In romanised Chinese: Miao Fa Lian Hua Jing Guan Shi Yin Pu Sa Pu Men Pin). This chapter of sutra is widely chant by Buddhist followers all over the world. It has also become a common practise of chanting.