Situation: Take a person who kills living creatures, steals, and commits sexual misconduct. They use speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical. And they’re covetous, malicious, and have wrong view.
And a large crowd comes together to offer prayers and praise, circumambulating them with joined palms and saying: 'When this person’s body breaks up, after death, may they be reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm!’
Question: Would that person be reborn in heaven because of their prayers?
What would your answer be?
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