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but why does the Buddha have to be talking about two different lives why not two different moments? An easy example: Ananda asked the Buddha the status of a recently deceased monk. The Buddha replied the monk had attained sotapanna and would therefore be reborn no more than seven times. Since the m...

Can't forget physical books:
"In the Buddha's Words" by Bhikkhu Bodhi
http://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=14640
"Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond" by Ajahn Brahm
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.ph ... 37#p296291

Therefore this "debate" wastes so much energy by one faction talking about their preferred practice and the other on the fact of Buddha teaching literal rebirth. The debate is whether that preferred practice is actually a Buddhist practice. If one comes to a Buddhist forum and says their preferred ...

He did not teach the four noble truths nor the noble eightfold path nor anything regarding arahantship or nibbana. the reason he did not teach those things is because the Kalamas had not taken refuge in the Buddha. Yes, but my point was that he did not in fact "[teach] his transcendent, Noble teach...

stuka wrote:The Buddha taught his transcendent, Noble teachings of discernment to householders in this Sutta

He did not teach the four noble truths nor the noble eightfold path nor anything regarding arahantship or nibbana.

I also believe that the Buddha was more intent on removing the 'self' or 'atman' from people's perceptions, and thereby removing eternalist and annihilationist views than he was about convincing people about 'rebirth'. I don't think he needed to convince most people about rebirth. Wasn't it the dom...