Saṅghabhadra's arguments for the existence of an intermediate state (antarābhava) between biological death and rebirth as translated by Xuanzang (602?-664 ce)
The Buddhist doctrine of transmigration (saṃsāra) offers a coherent model of a cycle of existence wherein a sentient being continues throughout life, survives death, traverses the afterlife, and is, sooner or later, reborn, thus inaugurating another lifecycle as a new life-form. The Buddhist tenets...
Subtitles: | "Death & Immortality" |
---|---|
Main Author: | |
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
Journals Online & Print: | |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
Cambridge Univ. Press
2024
|
In: |
Religious studies
Year: 2024, Volume: 60, Issue: S1, Pages: S44-S59 |
Further subjects: | B
Vasubandhu
B biological death B Afterlife B Dying B Saṅghabhadra |
Online Access: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) Volltext (kostenfrei) |