zzdx has used the word nature, but has little or no understanding of what it implies
'nature' comes from the words 'dhamma' & 'dhatu', which share the same linguistic root
just as in modern science, Buddha explained all things, i.e., physical, mental & Nirvana, are what science calls 'elements', such as in the Periodic Table
this is the foremost realisation of Buddhism, refer to link:
this realisation does not alienate man from nature, since the enlightened regard themselves as simply part of nature, following the same laws as all natural things
earlier, I posted from Thailand's foremost scholar monk:
The laws of nature, although uniformly based on the principle of causal dependence, can nevertheless be sorted into different modes of relationship. The Buddhist commentaries describe five categories of natural law, or niyama. They are:
1. Utuniyama: the natural law pertaining to physical objects and changes in the natural environment, such as the weather; the way flowers bloom in the day and fold up at night; the way soil, water and nutrients help a tree to grow; and the way things disintegrate and decompose. This perspective emphasizes the changes brought about by heat or temperature.
2. Bijaniyama: the natural law pertaining to heredity, which is best described in the adage, "as the seed, so the fruit."
3. Cittaniyama: the natural law pertaining to the workings of the mind, the process of cognition of sense objects and the mental reactions to them.
4. Kammaniyama: the natural law pertaining to human behavior, the process of the generation of action and its results. In essence, this is summarized in the words, "good deeds bring good results, bad deeds bring bad results."
5. Dhammaniyama: the natural law governing the relationship and interdependence of all things: the way all things arise, exist and then cease. All conditions are subject to change, are in a state of affliction and are not self: this is the Norm.
http://www.buddhanet.net/cmdsg/kamma1.htm#law
it is important to distinguish between Buddhism & Hinduism/Brahminism
Buddhism actually disappeared from India because it was absorbed into Hinduism. the two could not be distinguished.
this is the environment that existed when the Germans became monks decades ago
in summary, the REINCARNATION folks have Hindu beliefs
to be able to distinguish this is important for students of Philosophy & Religion on Hot Copper
