What rebirth? Can you please point this rebirth out to me or how I can discern it?elaine wrote:...rebirth, right?
Can you please quote where the Buddha said this?"Consciousness is like a seed (vinnanam bijam) for the growth of the relinking consciousness (patisandhi vinnana) and craving (tanha) is likened to the moisture or water element, which is an essential factor for its growth.
Can you please quote where the Buddha said this?A new conditioning consciousness (abhisankhara vinnana) that conditions new becoming takes as its object kamma, a sign of kamma, or a sign of destiny at the moment of dying.
Can you please quote where the Buddha said this?The consciousness that arises at the first moment of conception, is known as relinking consciousness, also takes as its object kamma, a sign of kamma, or a sign of destiny. The relinking consciousness is followed by the life continuum consciousness (bhavanga citta) which goes on continuously throughout life, even if there is no sense consciousness arising.
Oh! It is in the Abdhidhamma.According to the Abhidhamma, relinking consciousness, life continuum consciousness, and death consciousness within a single life are all in the same category.
Oh! Rewata Dhamma said it.They arise as the result of one particular kamma in the past life that appeared at the moment of dying. Thus, tanha forms the root cause of the new existence or new becoming."
Human beings, including Buddhists, have a tendency to believe in all sorts of different things.Personally, I don't believe in an immediate rebirth, I believe in Bardo, although Theravadins do not believe in a Bardo.
I must fully agree with you there. However, I doubt enlightened beings can prove them either.But these assumptions are all just theoretical and speculative, obviously it cannot be proven by non-enlightened beings, right?
That's OK. The Buddha said in the Dhammapada:Edit: wait, I think I just contradicted myself. The first paragraph and the last paragraph don't match! Oh well...
Enjoy.The fool that realises his foolishness is wise to that extent.
Kind regards
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