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**benderkoz** · 07-11-2010, 06:55 AM

Hi

Imagine when the Western scholars first came upon Buddhism, in places like Sri Lanka, where the common folks & monks all believed in rebirth. Naturally, they would have thought the essence of Buddhism was rebirth.

So far, I have found the following Pali words, which are translated as or implied to be rebirth:

Abhinibbatti

Punabbhava

Upapannā

Opapātikā

Upapajjati

Upatti

Sopapajjati

Any more?

07-11-2010, 06:55 AM	#1
benderkoz Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 515 Senior Member	Western scholars obsessed with rebirth Hi Imagine when the Western scholars first came upon Buddhism, in places like Sri Lanka, where the common folks & monks all believed in rebirth. Naturally, they would have thought the essence of Buddhism was rebirth. So far, I have found the following Pali words, which are translated as or implied to be rebirth: Abhinibbatti Punabbhava Upapannā Opapātikā Upapajjati Upatti Sopapajjati Any more?
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