Buddhists/Heaven

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is there such thing as heaven in Taoism? If yes, how is it like? Is like like heaven in christiaity?

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Dear Lee,
 There is no place called heaven in Taoism.  In Taoism the ultimate is to be at perfect harmony with nature.  This means to fully realize the oneness of opposites like living/dying.  When we realize this we realize that we are all of nature, here and now, in all its beauty.
 I hope this helped you.
         take care,
               Joe

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I can answer questions dealing with Taoist philosophy and Zen and not the historicity and religion of Buddhism and its different schools. I studied under Dr. Richard DeMartino and Masao Abe of the Kyoto School of Zen.

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