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The Compendium of Caraka 1.11.6_1

Carakasaṃhitā 1.11.6_1

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1.11.6_1

saṃśayaścātra kathaṃ bhaviṣyāma itaścyutā naveti; kutaḥ punaḥ saṃśaya iti, ucyate---santi hyeke pratyakṣaparāḥ parokṣatvāt punarbhavasya nāstikyamāśritāḥ, santi cāgamapratyayādeva punarbhavamicchanti; śrutibhedācca--- `mātaraṃ pitaraṃ caike manyante janmakāraṇam /

And here a doubt arises: 'How shall we exist after departing from here, or shall we not?' Why again this doubt? It is explained: For some, devoted to sensory perception, rely on atheism because rebirth is imperceptible; while others, solely on the authority of tradition, accept rebirth. And because of differences in the teachings: 'Some consider mother and father to be the cause of birth;

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