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**g4YthYXx** · 08-09-2012, 07:10 PM

The basic problem with Theravada Buddhism is it was hijacked by Brahmanism a long time ago & this continues to be the case. The monks are unwilling to desist from tainting most of the teachings with the flavour of reincarnation/rebirth.

MN 28 reports:

Now, the Blessed One has said: "Whoever sees dependent co-arising sees the Dhamma; whoever sees the Dhamma sees dependent co-arising."

And these things — the five aggregates clung to [as 'self'] — are dependently co-arisen. Any desire, embracing, grasping & holding-on to these five clung to aggregates is the origination of stress. Any subduing of desire & passion, any abandoning of desire & passion for these five clung to aggregates is the cessation of stress. Yet the monk continue to insist dependent co-arising explains reincarnation (despite the suttas explaining it is simply about the arising of the desire, embracing, grasping & holding-on that generates mental suffering).

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g4YthYXx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 445 Senior Member	The basic problem with Theravada Buddhism is it was hijacked by Brahmanism a long time ago & this continues to be the case. The monks are unwilling to desist from tainting most of the teachings with the flavour of reincarnation/rebirth. MN 28 reports: Now, the Blessed One has said: "Whoever sees dependent co-arising sees the Dhamma; whoever sees the Dhamma sees dependent co-arising." And these things — the five aggregates clung to [as 'self'] — are dependently co-arisen. Any desire, embracing, grasping & holding-on to these five clung to aggregates is the origination of stress. Any subduing of desire & passion, any abandoning of desire & passion for these five clung to aggregates is the cessation of stress. Yet the monk continue to insist dependent co-arising explains reincarnation (despite the suttas explaining it is simply about the arising of the desire, embracing, grasping & holding-on that generates mental suffering).
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