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**evammaUselp** · 03-09-2011, 12:45 PM

I know this may have been answered already but isn't the whole point of Buddhism is to break the cycle of rebirth?

My view is that teachings about literal rebirth are primarily for the purpose of morality and they are not the main focus of the Dhamma.

The whole point of the Buddha's message is to recognise and overcome dukkha and its causes in this lifetime here and now. Dukkha is unsatisfactoriness, conflict, discontent, not getting what one wants.

03-09-2011, 12:45 PM	#27
evammaUselp Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 427 Senior Member	I know this may have been answered already but isn't the whole point of Buddhism is to break the cycle of rebirth? My view is that teachings about literal rebirth are primarily for the purpose of morality and they are not the main focus of the Dhamma. The whole point of the Buddha's message is to recognise and overcome dukkha and its causes in this lifetime here and now. Dukkha is unsatisfactoriness, conflict, discontent, not getting what one wants.
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