Questions tagged [soul]

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What is soul made of, as per Buddhism?

As per Buddhism, what are elements of soul, or what is soul made of? (If we split body and soul to separate them, then what are elements of soul?)
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Incorporeal entities in buddhism

I don't know anything in depth about Buddhism but as I figure there are three possibilities in life at it's end, either: the soul is released from the physical world and returns to where it originated from; the soul remains in the physical world…
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A Question About our Aatma

Where is our Aatma or Soul when we sleep? What exactly happens to it? I tried finding answers, but could not get any answer from within! Help
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How our body/soul is composition of five elements?

Recently I'm discussing five elements of nature with an atheist he cleared our body is composition of 11 elements Composition of the human body. These elements are enough different from those 5 elements. My reply to him : "How we can say…
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According to buddhism, do demons exists?

I have heard a lot about this kind of things called demons, satan, evil spirits from other religion. But is their any mention in buddhism about existance of such creatures or spirits?
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Belief in Ghost and spirits

If Buddhists don't believe that we have a soul then why do some believe in ghosts or spirits? this seems contradictory.
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