Mūlapariyāya Sutta – Majjhima Nikāya, All objects of the mind are called ‘dhammā’ – ‘things’. So you may note first of all that the problem concerns those things that come to the mind. About this …
The purpose of this book is threefold. Firstly it aims to critically examine Christianity and thereby highlight the logical, philosophical and ethical problems in Christian dogma. In doing this I hope to be able to …
A further clause in the Buddha’s consistent definition for the beginning of a human life is the location of the manifested consciousness –in the mother’s womb. Thus, there is a strong logical argument that states that even if consciousness did manifest somehow in an embryo in the lab, it still has not appearedin the mother’s womb, and therefore does not fulfill the Buddha’s definition of a human life.
Only when that embryo–with-consciousness has been implanted in the mother’s womb, then can one say that consciousness has appeared within the mother’s womb and human life begun.
How does a Buddhist reconciliate the differences between one’s own religion and that of others. Many people maintain their own concepts and beliefs by depending on their traditional and cultural background or different schools of Buddhism without referring to the Buddha to know what he has taught.
Here, .Ven. Dr. H. Gunaratana quotes extensively from the suttas to highlight the appropriate attitude maintained by the Buddha. Ven. K. Wimalajothi furthers the discussion from a humanitarian standpoint.
Quite contradictory views have been expressed in Western literature on the attitude of Buddhism toward the concept of God and gods.
From a study of the discourses of the Buddha preserved in the Pali Canon, it will be seen that the idea of a personal deity, a creator god conceived to be eternal and omnipotent, is incompatible with the Buddha’s teachings.
This clip attempts to discuss the topic on whether does Buddhism take to the concept of soul, be it permanent or changing with answers by Ven. Dr. K. Sri DhammanandaVen and Ven. Dr. H. Gunaratana Thero
This Q&A is part of a presentation held in 1997 at the Buddhist Missionary Society, KL.
When Does Human Life Begin in This Body? 
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