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how....is reincarnation a good thing...given the terms and conditions of said re-incarnation?Reincarnation is a good thing, but nirvana is even better.
how....is reincarnation a good thing...given the terms and conditions of said re-incarnation?
Just asking why you would think that?
how can people be grateful for having their access to their memories of it ....blocked...memories sealed away....Buddhist are deeply grateful for rebirth as the other option is cesation.
like sands through the hour glass; so are the days of our lives.
as a boddhisattva, could reincarnation be a positive thing? if self is only interested in win/lose, then self becomes lost to the game?
?like sands through the hour glass; so are the days of our lives.
as a boddhisattva, could reincarnation be a positive thing? if self is only interested in win/lose, then self becomes lost to the game?
called attachment and results in karmic debtWhich teaching in Buddhism teaches "Win/lose"? Maybe I should understand where you got this teaching from! If you dont mind, please explain.
As far as I know the core concept of Buddhism is neither win nor lose. Its the "in-between". Madhyama Prathipadhaa.
called attachment and results in karmic debt
as a boddhisattva, could reincarnation be a positive thing?
I think the "goal" of Buddhist teaching is to get off the wheel of rebirth through the cessation of craving.Buddhist are deeply grateful for rebirth as the other option is cesation.
As far as I know the core concept of Buddhism is neither win nor lose.
Its the "in-between". Madhyama Prathipadhaa.
true the ego is just a costume, or mask, temporal. The soul eventually merges back into the eternal/infinite.I think a boddhisattva is a term used in Buddhism, but then reincarnation is not a Buddhist understanding, given it denies the existence of a persisting soul - are you meaning other Indian-derived religious traditions?
I don't buy into the dalai lama thing, maybe it's due to Buddhism mixing with the indigenous Bon religion, and/or an histoical political lever to retain power? Whatever the reason, the Buddha taught rebirth (the concept of soul is anathema and reincarnation is not a Buddhist teaching). The two words are often used interchangeably as if they meant the same thing.true the ego is just a costume, or mask, temporal. The soul eventually merges back into the eternal/infinite.
Succession of the 14th Dalai Lama - Wikipedia
That is correct.
It is indeed called the Middle Way.
Madhyamaka is associated with Nagarjuna, a later person than the Buddha, who influenced the ongoing development of Buddhist philosophy. Is that what you are referring to?
OK thanks. My search brought up MadhyamakaMadhyama = Middle.
Prathi = Consequent
Padha = path
I don't buy into the dalai lama thing, maybe it's due to Buddhism mixing with the indigenous Bon religion, and/or an histoical political lever to retain power? Whatever the reason, the Buddha taught rebirth (the concept of soul is anathema and reincarnation is not a Buddhist teaching).
OK thanks. My search brought up Madhyamaka
Not really. Just going with the three essential marks of Buddhism - dukkha, anatta and anicca. No thing is permanent or has self-hood. No souls, no gods. Your mileage clearly varies.You're going with the no true Scotsman fallacy?
Bodhisattvas would be a problem for you too. Again the self, personality, ego, atman, persisting soul is temporal. The only permanent thing is paramatman. There is no conflict. There are no god's, I know know other. There is just God