A Buddhist monk-turned-Evangelical pastor has ... many of whom described nearly identical visions of Hell or Heaven, gave him the courage to speak out. “I started seeing that this is not just ...

The exception is Sri Lanka, where far fewer adults believe in heaven than in hell (52% vs. 80%). Much of this divergence is driven by Sri Lanka’s Buddhists, who are about half as likely to believe in ...

Children can prevent a mother who landed in hell from staying there long ... But after he had achieved enlightenment, the dutiful Buddha ascended to the heaven where Maya resided and taught ...

In the manuscript, seven layers of heaven are situated above seven layers of hell. Spiritual growth for Buddhists, Jains, and Hindus is a slow process that occurs over many lifetimes. A depiction of ...

Large majorities of Christians and Muslims hold each of these beliefs, as do more than half of all Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and religiously unaffiliated adults. Belief in heaven and belief in hell are ...