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It is very difficult to categorize and explain the Hindu religion, as there are many sects and ideals.
They believe that human beings have souls. These souls are "immortal and imperishable." Thus a person's soul is in an everlasting cycle of life and death. They believe that you can only break this cycle when you achieve enlightenment.
Many factors effect what happens to you after death. These include the choices you have made in life, your state of mind at the time of your death, the cause of your death, and your funeral preparations.
A person's soul can go to a lower, middle, or higher world. As you would expect, the lower world is for evildoers and is thus painful to endure, the middle world for the average person, and the higher world for righteous people, and thus is pleasurable. However, the soul's stay at any level is only temporary, is its experience there is said to teach a lesson.
Hindus believe that your soul will come back as either an animal or human which very much depends on the life you had before.
If you are bad and mean you are likey to come back as a spider or poor human but if you are friendly and kind you are likey to come back as something beuatiful e.g butterfly.
HINDUISM AND REINCARNATION:According to Brahmajnana, the supreme Hindu knowledge, death is the very end of our life and there is nothing beyond it.
Ordinary Hindus believe that after their death their soul enters another body, resulting in reincarnation.
THE VEDAS AND REINCARNATION:
1. Rigveda 1.10. 14
8. O spirit of the dead! Go to the highest heaven and meet with Yama and your ancestors.
Carry with you only the good Karmas leaving behind the bad. Seek a body and a new home (reincarnate) and a life of glory.
According to Brahmajnana, the reference here is to the spirit of a compulsive action that is automatically abolished, to prevent the damage the action would cause. 'Ancestors' refers to previous attempts of the action, which too got abolished.
The fate of the abolished action depends on the track record of similar actions.
If the track record of similar actions is bad, the abolition is made irreversible. (goes to hell). If it is good, it is recycled with some modification, which we call reincarnation.
2. Atharva Veda 4.5.30 - Prayer to Agni for exemption from disease and death:
12. Reverence be to Yama, reverence to death; reverence to the fathers and to those that lead (to them) [death's messengers?]
Even here 'death' refers to an abolished action. In this mantra, prayer is offered to Agni to make the person immortal.
It is obvious that 'Yama' refers to compulsive force and Agni to Voluntary force.
YAMA AND DEATH:
Yama symbolizes the compulsive force. Since the force is not under our control immaculate discipline is necessary to use it. Therefore, Yama was considered as Yamadharma or the god of justice.
However, more often than not, use of Yama force resulted in disasters. Therefore, Yama is supposed to play a role after our death only.
HINDUISM AND LIFE AFTER DEATH:
A Hindu who has mastered Hinduism wouldn't believe in Heaven, Hell and Reincarnation. This is because he can safely use dreaming (Indra) force and compulsive (Yama) force.
For ordinary Hindus, the use of these forces is forbidden and therefore, they would believe in Heaven, Hell and Reincarnation.
What else can I help you with?
What do Hindus believe happens to people after death?
Hindus believe in the concept of reincarnation, where the soul is reborn into a new body after death based on their karma from previous lives. The ultimate goal is to achieve moksha, or liberation from the cycle of birth and death.
What hindus believe about creation and death?
hindus believe in Reincarnation (punarjanma) theoty. We are trapped in cycle of life and death is their belief.
Where do the Hindus believe their soul goes after death?
They believe in reincarnation but not as a person.
What do you believe happens to you after death?
After Death Hindus Believe In Reancarnation Which Means They Come Back To Life As A Living Thing But Not As The Same Living Thing For Example:- If A Human Dies They Might Come Back Alive As A Cow Or Pig.
How do Hindus feel about death?
Hindus, as the universal truth also goes, man is mortal. A living being born has to die. Hindus believe that soul is imperishable and immortal but the body perishes with death. After death the soul changes into a new body and that is the theory of rebirth. It is just like a change of dress from one birth to another.
What are the hindus beliefs about death penalties?
they do not believe in tortue such as death penalties unlike other eastern religions.
What is the Humanism beliefs about afterlife different religions?
The hindus believe in rebirth after death.
What do hindus believe happens to them during reincarnation?
they believe that they reincarnate in to something if they have been bad they turn in to poo
Why do Hindus want to achieve moksha?
so that they can be freed from the cycle of birth, death and rebirth (samsara). Hindus believe that when they are freed from the samara (birth ,death, rebirth) they can be with BRAHMAN (which is their god)
What is hindus beliefs in reincarnation?
Reincarnation is one of the key beliefs in the Hindu religion. Hindus believe that in order the be reincarnated, you must become one with the Hindu god.
Did hindus believe that to be reunited with brahmana soul must repeatedly undergo reincarnation?
Yes certainly Hindus believe in Reincarnation (punarjanma) theory. Hinduism believe in a theory called reincarnation (punarjanma). according to this there is life after death and death after life. we are trapped in the cycle of life and death. soul never dies it just changes the bodies.
How do hindus disposeof bodies after death?
Hinduism usually believe in burning the body after death. Some sects of Hinduism also believe in disposing the body into the river or ocean.
