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In Buddhism, Jāti (the Sanskrit and Pāli word for "birth") refers to the arising of a new living entity within ''saṃsāra'' (cyclic existence). ''Jāti'' is identified with the Buddhist teachings in the following contexts: * as an aspect of ''dukkha'' (suffering) within the teachings on the Four Noble Truths * as the eleventh link within the Twelve Links of Dependent Origination ==Within the Four Noble Truths== Within the teachings on the Four Noble Truths, ''jāti'' is identified as an aspect of ''dukkha'' (suffering). For example, ''The Discourse That Sets Turning the Wheel of Truth'' states: # "Now this, monks, is the noble truth of dukkha: ''birth (jati)'' is dukkha, aging is dukkha, death is dukkha; sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, & despair are dukkha; association with the unbeloved is dukkha; separation from the loved is dukkha; not getting what is wanted is dukkha. In short, the five clinging-aggregates are dukkha. Ajahn Sucitto explains the difficulty or suffering (''dukkha'') involved in birth from the Buddhist point of view: :How is birth difficult, or how does it involve suffering? Well, giving birth is physically painful; and also birth is appearance into an uncertain realm. Notice how babies suffer: coming into the world must be a desperate and frightening experience. For the majority of beings, including people in the world today, it means the end of guaranteed nourishment and the beginning of the struggle to survive. Even for the small percentage of privileged humans who live in affluent societies, with birth begins a life in which some physical discomfort is guaranteed, along with the need to sustain or defend the comfort, the property, and the health that they do have. In every case, the obvious long- or short-term consequence of birth is death—the ultimate trajectory is an unavoidable decline. So whatever the joy that comes as a result of birth, birth includes an element of suffering or stress that will arise sooner or later. Birth can also be viewed as “the unfulfilled,” which seeks fulfillment. That is, birth is the beginning of need, a shadow-mood that accompanies anything that arises. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jāti (Buddhism)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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