Reincarnation
Do Buddhists believe in reincarnation after death?
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September 30, 2012 1:51AM
No. Buddhists believe in rebirth. Reincarnation is the passage of the soul from one for to another, there is no soul in Buddhism; rebirth is the result of karmic seeds sown in life.
They believe that there is a circle of birth and if you earn enlightenment the you are taken out of the circle of birth
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