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ธรรมนาว วรรณารักรการชาราวพรฒครสถานา ปีที่ 7 ฉบับที่ 2 (ฉบับรวบรวมที่ 13) ปี 2564 106 The Notion of Antarābhava in Abhidhamma Traditions Prapakorn Bhanussadit Abstract "Antarābhava" or an "intermediate existence" is the state between death and rebirth when a being is seeking a new life. This notion was one of the most important issues in the debate between the various Buddhist schools in ancient India. The basic problem is whether one life immediately follows another, or if there is a break in between. Since Therāvada Buddhism rejects such an intermediate state, Buddhist Studies in Thailand seems to have paid less attention toward it. Only a little information relating to antarābhava is discussed in Kathāvatthu and Kathā-vatthu-atthakathā. As a result, scholars can hardly rely only on Pāli texts to understand the notion. This article aims to present various Abhidhamma texts and offer both opponents’ and proponents’ points of view regard-