On the naturalization of karma and rebirth

Although Buddhism has become increasingly popular in the West, some vital concepts remain abstruse. Naturalistic Buddhism has arisen mainly as an attempt to demystify certain aspects of Buddhist philosophy, with the idea of rebirth being a particular case in point. In this paper we discuss the diffi...

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Authors: Lin, Chien-Te (Author) ; Yen, Wei-Hung (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: SpringerOpen [2015]
In: International journal of Dharma Studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 3
Further subjects:B Present Life
B Future Life
B Naturalize Concept
B Spiritual Development
B Naturalistic Fallacy
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