Understanding of Nibbana

The
goal of Buddhism is Nibbana which is also known as Santi sukha, the supreme peace. Of course there are other synonyms for this incomparable bliss such as Kheman (free from from danger), sivam (freedom from disturbance) dipa (island of refuge), Visuddhi (freedom from mental defilement), asankhata dhatu (the element which is the opposite of sankhata nama and rupa), dukkha nirodha (the cessation of suffering), etc. There are descriptions of the same asankhata Nibbana which can be known and realized by means of the practice of the eightfold noble path. This path consists of sila (moral discipline), Samadhi (concentration of mind), and panna(wisdom). Anyone, who practises this eightfold noble path, can tastethe truth of Nibbana for a short moment, a long moment or a final duration moment accordingly. The best way is, of course, the
practice of Satipatthana (the way of mindfulness) because it contains all the elements of morality and wisdom. it brings purity of conduct (sila Visuddhi), purity of mind (Citta Visuddhi) as soon as mindfulness on the mind and matter occurs. Sometimes Nibbana may seem very remote and very difficult to attain. Actually this is not so. It is not difficult to attain the tadinga Nibbana (Nibbana for a moment) because virtuous conduct always brings peace and happiness in this life and in this moment. So long as the good life is lived, freedom from fear is attained. So also a man, who is full of concentration, enjoys freedom from mental defilements. If right understanding is developed through mindfulness, freedom from wrong belief is attained.

Sinner and Hell

Heaven is area only for the divine beings of good doers and hell is place only for the sinners of bad ones. In majority, among the bad doers, sinners in hell are ones having committed the more serious crimes in the past. They have to suffer a lot of pain there for a long time according to their bad actions.

"He will be subject to severe pain, or impoverishment, or injury to the body (e.g., Loss of limbs), or serious illness (e.g., leprosy), or lunacy, or misfortunes following the wrath of the king, or wrongful and serious accusations, or loss of relatives, or destruction of wealth or the burning down of his houses by fire or by lightning. After the dissolution of his body, the fool will be reborn in the plane of continuous suffering (Naraya)."

Scents of Reputation and Heaven

 The virtuous such as those noble persons, other saints, etc, never commit the crimes and forever do the good. In loving Kindness, they approach other ones and speak politely. They have good society, as well. Their thought is in the right view. As all of their actions are pure all the beings become to love them more and more. At last, the scents of their reputation spread even to the world of the divine beings.

"The scents of rhododendron and sandalwood are very faint, yet the reputation-scent of virtuous one is the strongest; it pervades even the divine world."

Sekha Person and Heaven

There are eight noble persons in the Theravada Buddhist Order. Among them, except arahatta-phalatthana person, seven persons called sekha have to practise higher virtue (adhisīla-sikkhā), higher mind (adhicitta-sikkhā), and higher wisdom (adhipaññā-sikkhā) to examine this earth of the body. They are able to examine even the world of Yama, the world of devas, etc. Arahatta-phalatthana person called asekha does not need to do it as he has already done it before.

"The Ariya Sekha shall
examine this earth (i.e., the body), the world of Yama (i.e. the four apayas)
and the world of man together with the world of devas. The Ariya Sekha shall
examine the well-taught Path of Virtue (Dhammapada) as an expert florist picks
and chooses flowers."