Rebirth in Early Buddhism and Current Research by Analayo -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Contents Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama Foreword by Bhante Gunaratana Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction I. The Early Buddhist Doctrine of Rebirth

Introduction 1. Dependent Arising

The Twelve Links Consciousness and Name-and-Form Dependent Arising and Rebirth Rebirth and the Underlying Tendencies

2. Recollection of Past Lives and the Intermediate Existence

3. The Principle of Karma

Karma and Its Fruit Karma and Right View

4. The Significance of Right View

The Denial of Rebirth Different Types of Right View Speculation and Direct Knowledge Summary

II. Debates on Rebirth

Introduction 1. The Undeclared Questions

Right View and Speculative Views The Poisoned Arrow of Speculative Views The Reason for Setting Aside Speculative Views The Destiny of an Awakened One after Death

2. Debating Rebirth in Ancient India

Misunderstandings of the Teaching on Rebirth Experiments to Prove the Materialist Position Continuity without an Unchanging Agent

3. Discussions on Rebirth in China during the Early Imperial Period

Arguments against Rebirth and Karma Defending the Rebirth Doctrine Near-Death Experiences in Ancient China

4. Debates on Rebirth in Modern Times

Misinterpretations of Karma and Rebirth Confirmation Bias Summary

III. Evidence Considered Supportive of Rebirth

Introduction 1. Near-Death Experiences

From Ancient to Contemporary Reports of Near-Death Experiences The Case of Pam Reynolds Verified Information Apparently Obtained During Near-Death Experiences Children and the Blind

2. Past-Life Regression

The Workings of Memory Therapeutic Benefits Verified Information Apparently Obtained from Past-Life Regression

3. Children’s Memories of a Past Life

Specific Information Recalled and Behavioral Continuities Cases Documented Before Verification Attempts Birthmarks and Birth Defects

4. Xenoglossy

Recitative Xenoglossy Responsive Xenoglossy

Summary

IV. Case Study in Pāli Xenoglossy

Introduction 1. The Case History

Personal Contacts The Present-Life Story The Past-Life Story and a Verification of the Recordings

2. The Chanted Texts and Their Background

The Transmission of the Pāli Canon Textual Memory The Chanted Texts

3. Errors and Variants

Memory Errors Minor Variants Major Variants

4. Omissions and Additions

Loss of Text The Brain in the Listing of Anatomical Parts The Devas’ Acclaim of the Buddha’s First Sermon

Summary

Conclusion Transcriptions

Introduction DN 15 Mahānidāna-sutta DN 16 Mahāparinibbāna-sutta DN 22 Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna-sutta SN 22.59 Anattalakkhaṇa-sutta SN 46.14 Gilāna-sutta (1) SN 46.15 Gilāna-sutta (2) SN 46.16 Gilāna-sutta (3) SN 56.11 Dhammacakkappavattana-sutta AN 10.60 Girimānanda-sutta Khp 5 / Sn 258–69 (Mahā-)maṅgala-sutta Khp 6 / Sn 222–38 Ratana-sutta Khp 9 / Sn 143–52 Metta-sutta Dhp Dhammapada

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