An Analytical Study of “Rebirth” (Punabbhava) in Buddhism with Special Reference to Ashin Ukkattha’s Interpretation

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This thesis provides an analytical study of rebirth (punabbhava) with special reference to Ashin Ukkattha’s interpretation in Myanmar/Burma. Ashin Ukkattha was a Buddhist monk, a polyglot, who wrote a book named “Lu-thay Lu-pyit” (man-dies, man-becomes only), which presents a theory that deviates from the Buddha’s teachings and from Buddhist texts. Ashin Ukkattha’s new interpretation offers an alternative approach to the problem of rebirth. The problem in this study is that the explanation of the condition of rebirth in the Buddhist texts and the explanation of the birth process i.e., test-tube baby and human cloning in biology, differ from one another. The birth process, from the Buddhist point of view, is one of rebirths that are explained by the doctrine of kamma and rebirth. The researcher found in this research that human cloning is a new form of “saṃsedaja,” Though Ashin Ukkattha’s interpretation of rebirth deviates from the Buddha’s teaching, his interpretation is closer to the current biology of human cloning process by studying rebirth (punabbhava) from a hermeneutic point of view.

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