--- societe_bouddhiste_gotama
<societe_bouddhiste_gotama@...> skrev:

> Dear brothers and sisters in the Dhamma,
>
> Not so long ago I've read some sutta in which the
> Buddha's states that
> any layman fully convinced in the merits of the
> Buddha-Dhamma-Sangha
> is sure to be reborn among the devas, even if he
> does not attain
> stream entry in this life. This seems to give some
> canonical evidence
> for the well known Pure Land (Sukkhavati) claims as
> to the "faith-
> driven salvation".

Perhaps it would, *if* rebirth among the devas were
salvation; but devaloka is supposed to just another
part of sa"msaara. If the canonical citation says that
the layman in question is sure to attain stream-entry,
*than* we may talk about "faith-
driven salvation". Does it?

Gunnar

PS You say "I" and "my", but you subscribe by "S.B.G."
for "Société Bouddhiste Gotama". Are we dealing with a
one man society?

Gunnar