Being reborn as germs, microbes, virus, bacteria
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Heard that germs, bacteria, microbes, viruses are beings reborn after finish their suffering in hell.
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hmm~ Maybe those who are infected with diseases such as Sars. Becox hell only burns the body cell and doesnt have the lastest technology to disintergrate modern microb
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who says it cannot. u think hell fire like normal fire arh.Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:hmm~ Maybe those who are infected with diseases such as Sars. Becox hell only burns the body cell and doesnt have the lastest technology to disintergrate modern microb -
Yes.. karma has different stages. Some of them after died become reborn as ghost first, before reborning in hell. The ghost rebirth is called 'hua-bao4' - flower, while the hell birth is called 'guo bao4' - fruit, as u know the flower comes first before the fruit. And to those who finish their guo-bao, some of them still need to reborn in other lower realm to suffer the remaining karma, i forgot what 'bao4' is that called. These things are mentioned in the sutras.Originally posted by marcteng:Heard that germs, bacteria, microbes, viruses are beings reborn after finish their suffering in hell.
what causes one to be reborn as these?
There are also some, after finishing suffering in hell, finish suffering in ghost realm, finishing suffering in animal realm - after that being able to reborn as human, they will die as infants or at a very young age.
Btw, they are not reborn as germs, microbes, virus or bacteria. Because all these do not have consciousness. They are reborned as microscopic animals. -
the world is full of germs, bacteria and viruses.
I watched National Geographic channel last week virus week, and learned that viruses mutates, hence new viruses like bird flu, ebola and sars appeared recently in human history. who knows what future deadly viruses will appear.
in our body alone, so many cells and bacteria. there are good and bad bacteria and the good ones help us, like you know yakult and vitagen, contains billions and billions of bacteria inside, to boost our body.
the good bacteria also help clean up the oil slick spilled by tankers, slowly eating away the oil in the sea little by little. -
Questions: When a doctor prescribe antibiotics and drugs to help patients to get rid of harmful bacteria , does he create bad Kamma?
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Answer: Bacteria in human's body may not be considered a life in Buddhism. Life, in Buddhism, has three factors: karma (kamma), consciousness and physical body. The physical body is maintained by four forces: Karma, consciousness, food and inorganic environment. As a result the physical body is categorised into four according the forces that support and maintain it.
A physical body like bacteria, that is supported and maintained only by food and an inorganic environment, may not be considered a life because it is not a produce of Karma and Citta (consciousness).
So, there should not be anything wrong with a doctor prescribing antibiotics to a patient. Nevertheless, I still want to confirm my view with scientific finding as to what bacteria is. Another point to keep in mind is intention. If a doctor has the will to save his patient rather than to kill other being ( if you consider it to be so) like bacteria.
There are bacteria that die when we eat vegetables. There is no innocent food even if you are a perfect vegetarian. The thing is that you do not intend to kill but you eat mainly for your survival. A surgeon performing an operation with the intention to save life does not accrue demerit when the operation goes wrong and the patient lost his life.
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Yes, indeed. However, viruses, bacteria etc, cannot be considered sentient lifeforms. They may be considered non-sentient lifeforms like plants. Bcos they are single cellular or made up of a few cells, their physical structure therefore does not allow sense organs, or nervous system, to grow. They are completely different from animals or microscopic animals.Originally posted by marcteng:the world is full of germs, bacteria and viruses.
I watched National Geographic channel last week virus week, and learned that viruses mutates, hence new viruses like bird flu, ebola and sars appeared recently in human history. who knows what future deadly viruses will appear.
in our body alone, so many cells and bacteria. there are good and bad bacteria and the good ones help us, like you know yakult and vitagen, contains billions and billions of bacteria inside, to boost our body.
the good bacteria also help clean up the oil slick spilled by tankers, slowly eating away the oil in the sea little by little.
Microscopic animals still have the physical structure of an animal and have sense organs, nervous systems, and all the bodily functions that define a conscious lifeform.
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I like that picture above me.
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you like them? lolOriginally posted by Darkness_hacker99:I like that picture above me.
they are everywhere and in your body. -
My Taiwanese teacher said... when you die, you will NOT die alone. You die with uncountable unseen beings who live in your bodyOriginally posted by marcteng:you like them? lol
they are everywhere and in your body.
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(spam)Originally posted by marcteng:you like them? lol
they are everywhere and in your body.
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thus i heard, like for coral reef, although they are seperated living thing, they are as a whole one entity.
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Darkness hacker spammed something??Originally posted by sinweiy:thus i heard, like for coral reef, although they are seperated living thing, they are as a whole one entity.
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Any one wonder why there are diseases like sars, ebola, aids, avian flu to appear in this age? Could it be that values have degenerated and famines, drought, weather changes, diseases and war served as a reminder to mankind as a warning before its 2 late?
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so is this pic a microscopic animal?Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Yes, indeed. However, viruses, bacteria etc, cannot be considered sentient lifeforms. They may be considered non-sentient lifeforms like plants. Bcos they are single cellular or made up of a few cells, their physical structure therefore does not allow sense organs, or nervous system, to grow. They are completely different from animals or microscopic animals.
Microscopic animals still have the physical structure of an animal and have sense organs, nervous systems, and all the bodily functions that define a conscious lifeform. -
Yup.Originally posted by marcteng:so is this pic a microscopic animal?