Rebirth as cycle of consciousness?

Wikipedia's article on [Rebirth (Buddhism)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebirth_(Buddhism)#Rebirth_as_cycle_of_consciousness) says, > Buddhist meditation teachers suggest that observation reveals consciousness as a sequence of conscious moments rather than a continuum of awareness[citation needed]. Each moment is an experience of an individual mind-state such as a thought, a memory, a feeling or a perception. A mind-state arises, exists and, being impermanent, ceases, following which the next mind-state arises. Thus the consciousness of a sentient being can be seen as a continuous series of birth and death of these mind-states. Rebirth is the persistence of this process. Two questions: - The first question is about this definition/description/explanation of 'rebirth' - The second question is about this definition/description of 'consciousness and awareness' So: 1. Can you give any citations for this explanation of 'rebirth'? Which tradition[s] of Buddhism is this from? Is it described in any canonical suttas, and/or does this idea have any specific names/nouns (e.g. in Pali, Tibetan, and/or Chinese) associated with it? 2. Is consciousness inevitably always a sequence of moments, not a continuum of awareness? Is this also true during meditation?