In developing our modern interpretation of the pail canon some fully accept the concepts of arahant, rebirth, and kamma (we could put other items on this list)....some accept two out of three....some accept one out of three.....and some accept none of the above.binocular wrote:Why even use the term "arahant" if one is not willing to use the term "kamma"?SarathW wrote:What else can we add to this presentation to get it as close as to Buddha's teaching?
Is it necessary to believe kamma and rebirth to become an Arahant?
Ignoring the "none of the above" people and the "all of the above" people what can we consider to be a good reason to accept some but reject the others when ALL of them seem to be lacking in support from the standpoint of modern people living in this modern world?....all of them can be seen as being sort of superstitious in a modern context.
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