Do Buddhists believe in spirits?

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Do Buddhists believe in spirits?

The Buddha confirmed the presence in the world of non-human beings invisible to the naked eye.

The existence of these beings has been verified over the years by gifted meditators who have developed the faculties necessary to perceive them.

The vast majority of Buddhists who are not able to verify the truth in this matter take it on trust. Others of a more skeptical disposition reserve their judgment.

Buddhist teachers consider that more important than arousing faith in the existence of such invisible beings is instilling wise attitudes toward them. The Buddha taught that all beings without exception are our fellow wanderers in the realm of birth and death, and as such they should not be worshipped or bribed with offerings.

Buddhists are taught to cultivate an attitude toward non-human beings of respect and kindness. By doing so they become beloved of these beings and free of danger from them. And if there are cases where phenomena perceived as spirits are simply products of the human unconscious, the same kind attitude is the most healing.

What does Buddhism teach about heaven and hell?
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 life- span of one born into one of these 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 temporary respite from the rigors of birth, old age, sickness and death, not a liberation from them.

~ Ajahn Jayasaro ~
From the book "Without and Within"

Sephiroth

What does Buddhism teach about heaven and hell?
Heaven and hell are considered to be two realms of existence.
Birth in one of these realms occurs as the result of volitional actions.

My opinion :-

There is no Heaven.
There is no Hell.
There is only endless cycle of Death and Rebirth.
Our goal is to liberate oneself from this Cycle and become the Unborn Ones.

wei_loon5063

buddha taught that living things are five aggregates

into two category

nama-rupa
mind-body

1) rupa as in body form
into four- the element of solidity, fluidity, aeration, thermodynamic

2) vedana- feeling
into pleasant, unpleasant and neutral

3) sanna- thought

4) sankara/cetana - willpower/volition/mental construct

5) vinana-consciouness

so living thing are nothing much than this five things .

Sephiroth

wei_loon5063 replied at 30-8-2015 05:47 PM
buddha taught that living things are five aggregates

into two category

And since all of these (including consciousness) will die with physical death, there is no concept of permanent Soul in Buddhism and nothing to strive for.
Isn't that right, wei_loon5063?