Talk:Reincarnation

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The discussion of reincarnation in Buddhism needs to be expanded and differentiated from the others. Buddhism explicitly denies the existence of the soul, so reincarnation in the sense found in New Age approaches and in some traditional religions is quite impossible in Buddhism. Buddhism does nonetheless involve reincarnation, but what is reincarnated is rather subtle.Billposer (talk) 10:01, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

Within Buddhism, there are different views. For example, I am not sure if the Tibetan notion of a tulku[wp] is recognized in the canons of other lineages. My ignorance is boundless, so I have not much to offer... Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 16:43, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
Tibetan Buddhism has many differences from other branches of Buddhism, partly due to the influence of Bön. Mainstream Buddhism generally views the process of reincarnation as follows (and as far as I remember it): the soul/spirit/whatchamacallit is composed of different parts, each of which leave the body at death to become parts of the spirit of new living things elsewhere. Anything you do in your life affects the quality of these parts; and they may end up in more or less positive destinations. I must emphasise that this is an extremely broad and general view of the topic, and there are many nuances and differing opinions withing Buddhist thought. SophieWilder 17:04, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
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