Details of wrong view

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nathan
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Re: Details of wrong view

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clw_uk wrote:
There is about a thousand years of this kind of textual scrutiny in regards to the judeo-christian sacred scriptures and after all of that the corpus is, if anything, larger, and largely intact if not in much more robust condition overall. So, have at it. I fully expect that in about a thousand years the Tipitaka will look almost identical to today's Tipitaka and that these kinds of discussions will be held in very, very small rooms by a very, very few people
Will be interesting to see how the Tipitaka will stand up against the same textual scruitiny the bible has been subjected to

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Exactly. Not only that, much more accessible and readily intelligible to more people as well. I think we should welcome the attention with open arms.
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Bhikkhu Pesala wrote:Spontaneous rebirth refers to rebirth in the heavens, in hell, or as hungry ghosts.
If a being in the heavens, hell, or hungry ghost realm are reborn as animals or humans, is this not itself spontaneous?
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Ceisiwr
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If a being in the heavens, hell, or hungry ghost realm are reborn as animals or humans, is this not itself spontaneous?

I think it means that there is no pregnancy, so they just kinda appear in some way
“Knowing that this body is just like foam,
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
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'spontaneously born (better: 'arisen')'('cuti utpada') refers to the idea that beings born in heavenly realms dont go through a pregnancy or childhood but are appear fully formed. this method of coming into existence is different from other methods.
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