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Reincarnation
Reincarnation is the belief that a soul will keep being reborn into new bodies. Depending on the belief, the soul can come back as a plant, animal, or another person. Beliefs on reincarnation are different all over the world. Some religions or cultures do not believe in reincarnation at all, but for others it is a very strong part of their society.
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How many times can you reincarnate?
As many times until you can fully grasp the lessons meant for you. It is like a school.
How does karma relate to reincarnation?
Karma relates to reincarnation because without karma you can't be reincarnated as something as a higher or lower being.
Exactly. My teacher explained karma to me like this: You kill some one, then they kill you in your next life. When you are reincarnated.
Who did Montezuma believe was the reincarnation from the god of quetzalcoal?
Montezuma II was the ruler of the city of Tenochtitlan when the Spanish conquerors made the first contact with the indigenous civilization of Mesoamerica. Some scholars as Bernardino de Sahagún assert that he received gladly and fearfully the Spanish explorers led by Hernan Cortes because he believed in prophecies that announced the arrival of God Quetzalcoatl, who was described as a white and bearded being.
How did the belief of reincarnation strengthen the caste system?
The caste system was strengthened by the belief that there was such thing as reincarnation because people in the lower castes tried to have good karma and by doing this, they weren't rude or unkind to those in a higher caste.
Does the general assembly of siritualists believe in reincarnation?
Answer:
Spiritualism does not teach reincarnation, though some members may hold this belief. According to a Wikipedia article:
Spiritualism is a monotheistic belief system, postulating a belief in God, but the distinguishing feature is belief that spirits of the dead can be contacted, either by individuals or by gifted or trained "mediums", who can provide information about the afterlife.
There are variants of the Spiritualist religion, as there are of Christianity. Some do teach reincarnation.
What is the difference of reincarnation and life after death?
Reincarnation is the belief that you come back as another person or animal. As far as I know there are no specifics as to whether you would remember your previous life or not.
Life after death refers to a number of beliefs. The most obvious being Heaven and Hell (or equivalent) as people's bodies' get left behind and their souls go to another place after dying. Other theories are things like ghosts/spirits/demons and things like that.
There are many more beliefs too which I don't know enough about to qualify writing about but I'm sure you could find quite easily on google or yahoo etc.
What is the definition of the word reincarnation?
Catholics do not believe in reincarnation (i.e., that after death you are reborn as another person or animal). Catholics believe in resurrection (i.e., that after death your physical body returns to life).
Why do hindus believe in reincarnation?
AnswerIn Hinduism there is a difference between the inner soul and outer body. The inner soul is the real person and outer body is only a container. One classic story explaining the duality ... A master asks his student "what is that?" pointing to something he is holding in his hand - the student answers "My pen". Master says "Ok - you say so because that belongs to YOU." then the master asks "What is holding the pen?" Sudent answers "My hand" Master goes on - "What makes you think? " Student-"My brain", Master- "What makes you live?" Student-"My Heart" . Finally master says - "Like the Pen you treat all the others as something which belongs to you - what is that YOU". The student has no answer. Hinduism calls that YOU as the ATHMA - the inner soul. All other things including the body is just outside YOU. Hindus believe that the soul is separate from the body and it will reincarnate when the body is no more able to live in this world. The soul will rest or join the ultimate soul (PARAM-ATHMA) when it is ready to leave itself. It is believed the soul is ready when it has relieved itself of all earthly pleasures - which are all induced by this body (love, pain, hurt, ego, sex etc). Aupmanyav adds: My friend here has given you the religious take. I am an atheist hindu. Here is my take on reincarnation: It was a strategy to make people engage in good deeds because they got you better next birth. At the same time, it discouraged people from engaging in evil deeds as they could be reincarnated as worms. It was a social strategy.
Reincarnation is spiritually believed since it is mentioned in religious scriptures. Law of conservation states that some thing can not be reduced to nothing.
Can you escape the cycle of reincarnation?
You should know that there is NO evidence they they can do so, or even that there IS a cycle of death and rebirth. There is, however, evidence for people rising from death. The book "Evidence That Demands a Verdict" by Josh McDowell is about the historical evidence for Jesus' resurrection. Maybe start there.
Is reincarnation the same as nirvana?
No. Reincarnation is the belief that a person has lived a previous life, in another body, and another time. Some people and cultures believe a person can live many lives, being reincarnated through birth in a new body after they have died. Afterlife refers to the soul or spirit of the person after their death. It can be in a spirit form (some call them "ghosts"), or it can mean the person's soul when it goes to Heaven or Hell.
Believes in reincarnation and it holds cattle to be sacred?
No, you're thinking of Hinduism. The facts about each religion can be viewed at the links below.
Religion that believes in reincarnation through rebirth?
The Hindus belive in this. The Egyptians also believe in this too
Do scientists believe in reincarnation?
There are those people/religions that will say that they have been re-incarnated or believe in it but there has never been any proof. However proof and evidence are totally different concepts. Circumstantial evidence does exist in the form of carefully documented unusual childhood experiences but scientific proof seems unlikely to ever be available.
Did Catholics believe in reincarnation at one for it?
Only in the case of a few individuals (Lazarus, Jesus, etc.) Not in the same way as someone from a Hindu or Buddhist tradition would.
Roman Catholic AnswerNo, metempsychosis (reincarnation) is the theory of transmigration of human souls from one human body to another body - not necessarily human. It was taught by Plato and is characteristic or Eastern religions. It has never been believed in Christianity. The above answer is talking about resuscitation in the case of Lazarus and resurrection in the case of Jesus: neither of which has anything to do with reincarnation.How would you use reincarnation in a sentence?
Reincarnation cannot be explained in a few words because of its complexity.
The Egyptian pharaohs believed in reincarnation and prepared for life in the next world.
The sports team was a reincarnation of the minor league team that played a decade earlier.
Why do you think people believe in reincarnation?
The early Church Father, Origen wrote: "So long as a soul continues to abide in the good it has no experience of union with a body ... But by some inclination toward evil these souls lose their wings and come into bodies, first of men; then through their association with the irrational passions, after the allotted span of human life they are changed into beasts." Eventually "even the gracious gift of sensation is withdrawn" and the soul comes to inhabit a plant. From this point it begins its ascent again. Even today, the Church has not explicitly repudiated the doctrine of reincarnation, although many Christian theologians have dismissed or derided it.
How did reincarnation influence the caste system of India?
There is no relation caste system is nothign but classification based on the work they do. Over a period of time it became sort of official by the rulers such as British or Islam who invaded India. classification is universal rule, you can find classifications in christianity , Islam and everywhere. Reincarnation has nothing to do with it.
Can you die and come back to life but be something else?
This depends on your perspective, if you are referring to Jesus of the Christian Bible: all Christians believe so. As of our day, we have yet to prove that humans can come back from the dead.
How does Karma affect Reincarnation?
Karma is the cause, reincarnation is the effect. Just like a seed decides the tree, the Karma decides the reincarnation. All eastern religions that believe in Karma advocate that our life doesn't come to an end when the body dies. The one who is alive, the ME, the Mind and the Ego is reborn in a new body to settle our sins or our good deeds. And therefore, heaven and hell are experienced right here on earth. If we do good Karma, we will be born in a good life. If we have sinned, then we may be born as a blind child or born in poverty and we will suffer in our new birth. However, those who are enlightened with Nirvana or Moksha, the enlightened ones transcend Karma, go beyond Karma and they are liberated from reincarnation. They achieve the ultimate goal of life.
What is the difference between the Hindu idea of reincarnation and the Buddhist idea of rebirth?
In Buddhism there is no eternal soul to be reborn--Straight from textbook
AnswerThe difference between the reincarnation of Hinduism and rebirth in Buddhism is that the former involves a soul transmigrating from one life to another; the latter does not. Buddhism teaches that there is no soul to be reborn. AnswerHinduism teaches that you have an internal soul that continues in a process of reincarnation while inheriting the karma of your past life. Whereas Buddha describes reincarnation as transmigration. Based on his no soul doctrine,the Buddha compared it to lighting successive candles using the flame of the preceding candle. Although each flame is causally connected to the one that came before it, it is not the same flame.
Buddha taught that we are a fine mesh of our physical form and are mental consciousness. This fine fabric, which we call self, is always changing and learning. So technically we are reborn every moment. When we die, our physical form dies. All that we claim we are dies along with it. But the energies associated with our consciousness keep flowing along with our karma. Just as the energies of our body are refused back into the earth, so is the fate of our conscious energies. Those energies are then propelled out the same direction we were headed when we were alive. Thus being used again by another life.
