<p>Nothing happens to that person when consciousness ceases - there was never a person to begin with, only arising and ceasing of experience.</p>

<p>I realized after the fact that I can't sufficiently cite sources while on my phone - apologies for such an incomplete answer, I'll try and expand later :)</p>

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<p>If we consider person(Arthma) as a consciousness. When undergoing an operation, we are temporarily unconscious. Then what happens to that person while unconscious?  </p>

<p>Some related discussion are here:</p>

<p><a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/7810/i-want-to-understand-the-technicality-of-rebirth-and-what-happens-to-conditioned?rq=1">I want to understand the technicality of rebirth and what happens to conditioned self</a>.<br>
<a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/26/if-there-is-no-soul-how-can-there-be-rebirth">If there is no soul, how can there be rebirth?</a>.<br>
<a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/3420/is-rebirth-a-delusional-belief">Is rebirth a delusional belief?</a>.<br>
<a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/5862/what-are-examples-of-identity-view">What are examples of identity-view?</a></p>

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<li>If we say these things are temporary illusions then how it is continued?  </li>
<li>What are the similes use to explain this phenomena in any tradition?</li>
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It would be good when Nyom Bonn would give a useful answer here. **What's the matter with consciousness and how could person and knowing actually disappear?**
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Is there person without consciousness?
# Is there person without consciousness?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-09-12)

If we consider person(Arthma) as a consciousness. When undergoing an operation, we are temporarily unconscious. Then what happens to that person while unconscious?

Some related discussion are here:

[I want to understand the technicality of rebirth and what happens to conditioned self](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/7810/i-want-to-understand-the-technicality-of-rebirth-and-what-happens-to-conditioned?rq=1).  
[If there is no soul, how can there be rebirth?](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/26/if-there-is-no-soul-how-can-there-be-rebirth).  
[Is rebirth a delusional belief?](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/3420/is-rebirth-a-delusional-belief).  
[What are examples of identity-view?](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/5862/what-are-examples-of-identity-view)

1. If we say these things are temporary illusions then how it is continued?
2. What are the similes use to explain this phenomena in any tradition?

**Tags:** karma, rebirth, anatman, pratityasamutpada, aggregates

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It would be good when Nyom Bonn would give a useful answer here. **What's the matter with consciousness and how could person and knowing actually disappear?**  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-09-12. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Nothing happens to that person when consciousness ceases - there was never a person to begin with, only arising and ceasing of experience.

I realized after the fact that I can't sufficiently cite sources while on my phone - apologies for such an incomplete answer, I'll try and expand later :)


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