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Rebirth and the In-between State in Early Buddhism oleh Bhikkhu Sujato bisa menjelaskan kenapa dalam pengalaman OBE seseorang bisa melihat tubuhnya sendiri seakan-akan rohnya keluar dari tubuhnya:
If the five aggregates are a way of understanding rebirth into different states of being, it would only be plausible to suggest that they are also involved in the process in-between births as well.[43] A little reflection confirms that the aggregates are indeed experienced in NDEs or OOBEs. One sees ‘forms’, lights, images, and has a sensation of moving out of the body. These are all part of the form aggregate. It should be noted that ‘movement’ is a physical property, so that the feeling of moving outside a body is a physical phenomenon, and cannot be explained with reference to a purely immaterial soul (this was, incidentally, one of the reasons why I gave up my belief in a soul). To be able to ‘see’ light, one must in some way interact with photons. There must be some physical dimension present, otherwise the photons would simply pass straight through without resistance. This quality is called ‘resistance-contact’ (paṭighasamphassa) in the Suttas.[44] Of course, we imagine this ‘physical’ presence not in terms of coarse physical matter (oḷārika), but some kind of ‘energy body’, or ‘subtle body’, the best term for which in the Suttas would be the ‘mind-made body’ (manomayakāya), which is said to be a ‘physical’ (rūpī) replica of the coarse body.[45] So the form aggregate is certainly part of this experience, even if it is not the ordinary body we typically identify with.
The subject typically experiences feelings of bliss, which are part of the feeling aggregate. Often, they will recognize family or friends who come to meet them. The ability to recognize is a part of the aggregate of perception. There comes a time when the subject often feels as if they must make a choice, to remain or return. This choice is included in the aggregate of volitional activities. Finally, the subject is clearly aware during this process, hence consciousness is operating. Thus for the unawakened person the process of rebirth may be described in terms of the five aggregates; conversely, the awakened arahant may not be described after death in terms of the five aggregates, for these have all ceased.[46]
Note:
43. The Puggalavādins explicitly described the in-between state in terms of the aggregates. See Thien Chau, pg. 207.
44. DN 15.20.
45. DN 1.3.12; DN 2.85 – 86.
46. SN 22.85. Also see SA 105, SA 72.
Sumber: http://santifm.org/santipada/2010/rebirth-and-the-in-between-state-in-early-buddhism/
Jadi hanya Pancakkhanda (five aggregates) yang ada, tanpa melibatkan suatu roh/jiwa, yang menyebabkan pengalaman OBE (atau OOBE). Misalnya, melihat tubuh sendiri merupakan manifestasi dari rupakkhanda (physical aggregate), dst.