What happens after a Buddhist baby is born?

Answer 1

• Baby-naming ceremonies are performed cross-culturally to celebrate the birth of a child and to welcome that child into the community. In some countries, Theravada Buddhist baby-naming ceremonies also function to ensure that the child will receive "the blessings of the Three Jewels (the Buddha, the sangha and the dhamma)."

• Significance

Often during the naming ceremony, a Theravada Buddhist monk will bless the baby and name her. The name chosen by the monk is often based on the day, month and zodiac year of the baby's birth along with the baby's character. Sometimes the name begins with the letter that is blessed for the day of the week on which the birth occurred.

• Considerations

Sometimes parents (especially those from the West) will prefer to name their baby themselves. When naming a baby, Buddhist parents will often choose a name that is tied to the day, month or season that the child is born. It is common to choose a name that begins with the same letter or that rhymes with the name of a mother, father, brother or sister. Finally, parents may opt to name their child after the sun, moon or even a flower.

Answer 2

You are born. You spend your life either learning to live it in a more optimal fashion - or you don't. You die and you are born in the cycle of each and rebirth until you eventually live your life skillfully enough to be enlightened. then you have the chance to enter Nirvana - but you might chose not to. You are then reborn to the cycle of death and rebirth.