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**tilmprarnerit** · 10-31-2011, 10:05 PM

5. The king said: 'Where there is no transmigration, Nâgasena, can there be
rebirth?'

'Yes, there can.'

'But how can that be? Give me an illustration.'

'Suppose a man, O king, were to light a lamp from another lamp, can it be
said that the one transmigrates from, or to, the other?'

'Certainly not.'

'Just so, great king, is rebirth without transmigration.'

This passage is has become a standard citation for folks who claim a "reincarnation-that-is-not-reincarnation". How do you address that?

10-31-2011, 10:05 PM	#6
tilmprarnerit Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 501 Senior Member	5. The king said: 'Where there is no transmigration, Nâgasena, can there be rebirth?' 'Yes, there can.' 'But how can that be? Give me an illustration.' 'Suppose a man, O king, were to light a lamp from another lamp, can it be said that the one transmigrates from, or to, the other?' 'Certainly not.' 'Just so, great king, is rebirth without transmigration.' This passage is has become a standard citation for folks who claim a "reincarnation-that-is-not-reincarnation". How do you address that?
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