I read the following on the internet:
> If there is a Buddhist monk or nun who declared openly that rebirth
> does not exist then I believe they would be asked to disrobe. If they
> refused then they would be ostracised by the community.
I also read the following on the internet by a monk named Yuttadhammo:
> The entire premise of your question is faulty, unfortunately. The
> Buddha never, afaik, used a term that could be translated as
> "rebirth". In fact, the idea of anything being reborn goes against
> orthodox early Buddhist teachings. Throughout the Buddha's teachings,
> it is made clear that at the breakup of the body there is birth, not
> rebirth - as in birth of new things, not the return of anything old.
>
> [Internet](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/10113/8157)
Is denial of 'rebirth' a Parajika offense? Please provide answers from Sutta or Vinaya?
Asked by Paraloka Dhamma Dhatu
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May 31, 2025, 10:38 AM
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