Reincarnation

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Reincarnation

Reincarnation is the religious or philosophical concept that the soul or spirit, after biological death, begins a new life in a new body that may be human, animal or spiritual depending on the moral quality of the previous life's actions.

Religions in which reincarnation is present

Hinduism Buddhism Christianity Islam Judaism

Reincarnation

This doctrine is a central tenet of the Indian religions and is a belief that was held by such historic figures as Pythagoras, Plato and Socrates.

Pagan religions

It is also a common belief of pagan religions such as Druidism, Spiritism, Theosophy, and Eckankar and is found in many tribal societies around the world, in places such as Siberia, West Africa, North America, and Australia.

Life after death

In recent decades, many Europeans and North Americans have developed an interest in reincarnation. Contemporary films, books, and popular songs frequently mention reincarnation. In the last decades, academic researchers have begun to explore reincarnation and published reports of children's memories of earlier lives in peer-reviewed journals and books. Skeptics are generally incredulous about this and any other claims of life after death.

Hinduism

Reincarnation is the natural process of birth, death and rebirth. Indians believe that the Jiva or Atman(soul) is intrinsically pure.

Buddhism

The early Buddhist texts make it clear that there is no permanent consciousness that moves from life to life. Gautama Buddha taught a distinct concept of rebirth constrained by the concepts of anattā, that there is no irreducible ātman or "self" tying these lives together, which serves as a contrast to Hinduism, where everything is connected, and in a sense, "everything is everything.

Christianity

Though the major Christian denominations reject the concept of reincarnation, a large number of Christians profess the belief. Geddes MacGregor, an Episcopalian priest demonstrates in his book Reincarnation in Christianity that Christian doctrine and reincarnation are not mutually exclusive belief systems.

Islam

The idea of reincarnation is accepted by a few Muslim sects. Historically, South Asian Isma'ilis performed chantas yearly, one of which is for sins committed in past lives.

Judaism

Reincarnation is not an essential tenet of traditional Judaism. It is a common belief in contemporary Hasidic Judaism, which regards the Kabbalah as sacred and authoritative, though unstressed in favour of a more innate psychological mysticism.

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