A. For those who can see every part as empty by attaining enlightenment, you possibly can know that everybody, together with your late mother and father, whether or not alive or useless, is within the Pure Land. This means that after you attain enlightenment, you possibly can lead not merely your mother and father but additionally all of your ancestors to the Pure Land.
This is the reason it’s stated in Buddhism that if one member of the family turns into a monastic, all of his or her relations, together with his or her ancestors, are properly off in Heaven.
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