Word: rebirth
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Dates: during 1894-1894
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...applied to the self was scarcely considered by the Buddhists. They strove to discourage ontological speculation in favor of practical morality. They believed in "transmigration of character," until all self - regarding aim is extinguished, and the craving which produced new beings was rooted out, and there was no further rebirth. The Buddhist taught that the eradication of all evil desires and the purification of the soul was the one fundamental aim of religion. As to the question as to whether the Buddha existed after the death, they refused to answer it. They believed in the existence of a realm beyond...