Rebirth refers to a process whereby beings go through a succession of lifetimes as one of many possible forms of sentient life, each running from conception to death. The doctrine of anattā (Sanskrit anātman) rejects the concepts of a permanent self or an unchanging, eternal soul, as it is called in Hinduism and Christianity. According to Buddhism there ultimately is no such thing as a self independent from the rest of the universe. Buddhists also refer to themselves as the believers of the anatta doctrine—Nairatmyavadin or Anattavadin. Rebirth in subsequent existences must be understood as the continuation of a dynamic, ever-changing process of pratītyasamutpāda ("dependent arising") determined by the laws of cause and effect (karma) rather than that of one being, reincarnating from one existence to the next. COUNT 9
QSN1 What is the process in which beings go through cycles of lifetimes as many forms of sentient life? ANS1 Rebirth QSN2 Which doctrine denies the concept of a permanent self or soul? ANS2 The doctrine of anattā (Sanskrit anātman) QSN3 In Buddhism, rebirth into consecutive lives is determined by what? ANS3 the laws of cause and effect QSN4 Sentient life according to Buddhism runs between what two points? ANS4 from conception to death. QSN5 The laws of cause and effect can also be called? ANS5 karma QSN6 What is the name for the process of a succession of lifetimes? ANS6 Rebirth QSN7 What doctrine rejects the idea of permanent self? ANS7 anatta QSN8 "dependent arising" is the meaning of what word? ANS8 pratītyasamutpāda QSN9 Hinduism and Christianity use what term for a permanent self? ANS9 eternal soul