Buddhism and Rebirth
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- Buddhism and Rebirth
- Began in 6th century BC
- As a reform of Hinduism
- Founder was Siddharta Gautama
- 'The Buddha'
- The enlightened one
- 'The Buddha'
- Issue of verification
- logical positivists
- A.J Ayre
- Other realms cannot be verified therefore meaningless
- A.J Ayre
- logical positivists
- Nama-rupa = 'name form'
- Skandhas
- Body
- Feeling
- Perception
- Moral will
- Consciousness
- Released and reborn when body dies
- lighter analogy
- Forms the vinnana (consciousness)
- New consciousness is not identical to the old consciousness
- Consciousness is a sequence of conscious moments
- Each moment is an experience of an individual mind state
- Is not permanent
- Each moment is an experience of an individual mind state
- Rebirth is not necessarily on earth
- Other realms cannot be verified therefore meaningless
- Rebirth is the doctrine that the consciousness of a person after death becomes a cause for the arising of a new person
- Everything is connected
- Next birth is based on Karma
- Karmic results come either in present, next or future lives
- All actions have consequences
- The intention behind the action
- The type of result that it produces
- All actions have consequences
- The intention behind the action
- The type of result that it produces
- The type of result that it produces
- The intention behind the action
- All actions have consequences
- The type of result that it produces
- The intention behind the action
- Skandhas
- 'Anatta'
- No soul
- Ultimate reality
- Rid itself of all change
- Nirvana
- However, although this process may feel real, ultimately it is not - the is no soul
- 'Anatta'
- No soul
- 'Anatta'
- Rid itself of all change
- Began in 6th century BC
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