Punabbhava: 2 definitions
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Punabbhava means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
lit.: re-becoming; 'renewed existence', is a sutta term for 'rebirth', which, in later literature mostly is called patisandhi (q.v.). The attainment of Sainthood (arahatta), implying the end of future rebirths, is often expressed in the words: "This is the last birth. Now there is no more a renewed existence!" (natthi 'dāni punabbhavo) (M. 26; D. 15; Therag. 87, 339; Sn. 502). - The term is often linked with abhinibbatti ('arising').
"But how, o brother, does it come to renewed existence and arising in the future (āyatim punabbhavābhinibbatti)? Because beings, obstructed by ignorance and fettered by craving, find ever fresh delight now here, now there, for this reason there is renewed existence and arising in the future" (M. 43). See also S.XII. 38. Abhinibbatti also stands sometimes alone in signifying 'rebirth', e.g. in A. VI, 61; X, 65.
Cf., in the 2nd Truth, the adj. ponobhavika, 'leading to renewed existence'.
See A. III, 76; Sn. 163, 273, 514, 733; S. VII, 12; X, 3.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
punabbhava : (m.) birth in a new existence.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Khinapunabbhava, Apunabbhavuppattika, Abhinibbatti, Patisandhi, Ponobhavika, Apara, Puna, Bhava, Patisandhi Patisankhana Bala, Nibbana Sutta, Vani.
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The Truth of the Origin of Suffering (samudaya) < [Chapter XVI - The Faculties and Truths (indriya-sacca-niddesa)]
Ahara as depicted in the Pancanikaya (by Le Chanh)
Introduction < [Chapter 3 - Ahara and specific teachings of the Buddha]
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3.4. The value and influence of Jataka < [Chapter 4 - Animals, Buddha-nature and Jatakas]
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)