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Many Hindus believe that humans are in a cycle of death and rebirth called 'samsara'. Hinduism teaches that through enlightened knowledge the cycle can be broken. What does Hinduism teach...
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Life after death is a fundamental belief in most religions....
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Buddhism teaches that there is a cycle of death and rebirth called samsara. Through karma and eventual enlightenment, Buddhists hope to escape samsara and achieve nirvana, an end to suffering...
When an individual dies, according to many world religions, the soul is judged or evaluated, then sent to what is perceived as an eternal place — heaven or hell. The Hindu or Buddhist expects to encounter Yama, the god of the dead.
Rebirth in Buddhism refers to the teaching that the actions of a sentient being lead to a new existence after death, in an endless cycle called saṃsāra. [1] [2] This cycle is considered to be dukkha, unsatisfactory and painful.
Traditional Hinduism teaches that each life helps the soul (jivas) learn until the soul becomes purified to the point of liberation. [2] . All major Indian religions, namely Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism have their own interpretations of the idea of reincarnation. [3] .
The saṃsāra concept, in Buddhism, envisions that these six realms are interconnected, and everyone cycles life after life, and death is just a state for an afterlife, through these realms, because of a combination of ignorance, desires and purposeful karma, or ethical and unethical actions.
After death, the body is usually cremated. The funeral often takes place a few days later to allow the first stage of rebirth to occur. In the Mahayana tradition, the various stages of...
