Rebirth Reincarnation Depabhasadhamma (original) (raw)
2021, Rebirth or Reincarnation
A lot of people are wary of any discussion regarding rebirth or reincarnation. For many, particularly those born into any of the Western cultures, the subject is avoided. Some of this reluctance is due to the fact that both rebirth and reincarnation are misunderstood, particularly regarding the difference between the two. However, the wariness also stems from cultural biases and religious superstitions. When the teachings of the Buddha were introduced to the West, rebirth became the most difficult concept to comprehend. This is because, up to the time Buddha's teachings were introduced, the foundations for the Western world view developed not in the Eastern countries, but in ancient Greece and Rome. These world views, which were both materialistic and superstitious, became ingrained and woven into the fabric of Western religions and philosophy. These did not contain anything bordering on the concept of repeated rebirth. This resulting void of understanding of the Buddha's teaching of rebirth rests in the fact that most Western cultures hold such teachings (concepts) to be merely myth.
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