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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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Does God forbid the supernatural?
According to whom? I am quite sure that different religions have different opinions about this. And it's hard to ask God directly. - Please note that many religions believe in supernatural events - usually called "miracles" - being caused by holy people, so the answer can definitely not be "yes" in all cases.
What is the relationship between hdgood and bad bdhbehavior and the Hindu idea of reincarnation?
it is believed that if you were a perfect person, you would spend the after life in the form of a human. if you led a bad life, you spend the after life as an animal. this encourages people to be as good people as possible.
What is reincarnation and which religions believe it?
Hindus, Buddhists and some Muslims believe in reincarnation.
How long does reincarnation continue?
If it exists, which it does not, then your spirit is transferred to a creature being born as you die.
IMPROVED ANSWER: I strongly believe in reincarnation. As souls are considered finite to most, what many people do not realize is that everything on earth has a spirit. From the trees which clean our air, to the different types of animals that roam the earth, each has a spirit and is thus is given the opportunity to reincarnate after death. Now, dependent upon the type of soul you have in this life, reincarnation is a process which is a type of soul-cleansing that lasts for up to 12 years. There are 12 houses in the zodiac and each has its own corresponding traits. One house is the Seventh house which is normally run by the sign of Libra and the planet of Uranus, this house consists of relationships and natural attitudes in dealing with friends, family and the general public. If during your lifetime, before you pass away, you have a hard time dealing with making relationships in your society, then during reincarnation your soul will be lead to the cleansing sector of the planet Uranus, last, to provide your soul the chance to cleanse away your negative attitudes towards relationships. Each of these houses are basically there to try and help lead the soul to enlightenment. Do any of us think we are truly perfect...No. And we should not. What is never told to anyone is that you are not allowed into heaven until the soul itself is enlightened. The process of reincarnation is a series of chances that humans are given to become perfect in the eyes of God. To share the home of the Lord, your soul must understand all aspects of the human spirit. Reincarnation takes 12 years because cleansing happens through all twelve houses before you can return. Regardless of how well you may have been at one house you have to learn all over again. Animals reincarnate just the same, they have lives and souls and make mistakes in their own right. We have many people in the world now but in past years we have had many people in the world also. With changes in climate and no transportation to get to places with less disaster, many died. Reincarnation gives souls chances. We have species that have been extinct, never to return again, and many different types of people have come over time. This world is very spiritual and spirits travel on many planes. Not all spirits are good and not all are bad but I would like to think change is possible for anyone and anything.
Is reincarnation one of hinduisms beliefs?
Yes, they do.
This would be a long involved answer, but basically, spirituality in Hinduism begins with belief in reincarnation. Without that, there is no understanding.
Aupmanyav adds: Not necessarily. A person may have a different view. It is not necessary for hindus to follow one dotted line. For example, I am an atheist Hindu. I do not believe in soul, God, or reincarnation. And my belief is just as valid as anybody else's.
Did Buddhism and Hinduism share the beliefs in reincarnation?
hindus and buddhists now think that if they have a good life, they'll turn into something good.
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just because you are Christian doesn’t mean you’re always going to heaven, that’s not how it works.
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Reincarnation is real but at the same time it isn’t. If you saw, some little toddlers on YouTube are saying where they died and when, it’s scary honestly.
reincarnation isn’t real at the same time because you can’t die and expect to turn up as a mouse, or a bird, or a wolf. No, besides the toddlers could be saying anything that comes up to their mind.
reincarnation is a belief, it doesn’t matter if you’re Muslim, Christian, atheist. Doesn’t matter, believe what you want to believe.
What are the beliefs of reincarnation in Hinduism?
According to Hinduism Reincarnation (punarjanma) is essential part of life and death cycle. After a person dies he goes into Reincarnation (punarjanma) cycle and takes a new form in his or her next life.
Why don't Catholics believe in reincarnation?
this is again catholic is a sematic religion. It is controlled by church and a leader. They have strict rules laid by church. I think reincarnation more of a spiritual matter, as catholic is more of religion per say.
Is the idea of passing through many lives to reach the brahman called reincarnation?
The idea of passing trough many lives is so that you may receive enlightenment like the Buddha did but it may take many lives to get there,but you always do.
What is the cycle of reincarnation?
From the Awareness [conscious mind] of an unborn baby to eventual perpertual life.
Reincarnation is the Hindu belief that the individual soul is?
Each person has a soul which will be reborn.
Why do Muslims not believe reincarnation?
No, Muslims do not believe in reincarnation. After death, they believe that angels will come down and ask the deceased three questions. They are "Who is your Lord?", "What is your religion?", and "Who is your prophet?". If the soul of the deceased answers the three questions correctly, then, he or she will rest in peace until the Day of Judgment. If the soul of the deceased answers one of the questions incorrectly, the deceased will be tortured until the Day of Judgment. There are some exceptions if the deceased answers incorrectly. If the deceased was a young child, answering incorrectly will not lead to any torturing. If the deceased was a baby, he or she will be resting in peace without the angels asking any questions.
The Day of Judgment is the day when everyone will be brought back to life by the Will of Allah (Lord). In the day of Judgment, every human, every Jinn, and every other living thing will be questioned by Allah Himself and the good deeds and the sins will be weighed. If a person did more good deeds than sins, Allah will grant him or her to Heaven. If a person did more sins than good deeds, he or she will be sent to Hell if Allah wishes. Allah is so kind that sometimes, He will grant the person who has committed more sins than good deeds to Heaven anyways. The askings for forgiveness when the person was alive will also be taken into acount on the Day of Judgment.
Some people will interpret these events incorrectly. Note that in the Day of Judgment, every deceased person will be resurrected, not reincarnated. People will not be brought back to life as another life form but as the same life form that they were in. The Day of Judgment is also known as the Day of Resurrection, not reincarnation. Also in the Quran, it states "From the (earth) did We Create you, and into it Shall We return you, And from it shall We Bring you out once again." (The Quran, 20:55)". Some people think of this as reincarnation but actually, it means that Allah has created a human out of Earth, and Allah will return the human into the Earth (death), and Allah will revive the human. When Allah revives the human, Allah resurrects him or her when it is the Day of Judgment, not for reincarnation. All of this evidence comes to the conclusion that Muslims do not believe in reincarnation.
What is the progression of Hindu reincarnation?
1- death
2- eat a cheeseburger
3- become fat
4- roll down a hill
5- die of fatness
6- visit weight watchers
Aupmanyav adds: Appreciate the fun answer. Nice. Not in order. It should be: eat many cheeseburgers, become fat, visit weight watchers, roll down the hill, death, reincarnation.
However, I would divide it into six like this: Death, Presentation of accounts before the Lord of Death - Yama, Judgement by Yama according to standard rules (common for hindus as well as non-hindus), Heaven for good deeds, hell for bad deeds, reincarnation.
Does Confucius believe in reincarnation?
Taoism is not a religion it is a way of life,Thus it has no stand on the subject.
Yes
Chinese Taoism openly teaches reincarnation. An important scripture of Taoism, the Chuang Tzu, states:
"Birth is not a beginning; death is not an end. There is existence without limitation; there is continuity without a starting point. Existence without limitation is space. Continuity without a starting point is time. There is birth, there is death, there is issuing forth, there is entering in. That through which one passes in and out without seeing its form, that is the Portal of God"
Chuang Tzu 23
Taoism does not directly prescribe how or if reincarnation occurs or what if anything reincarnation is. However, i think it is clear that you woke this morning. And so you can assume you will awake again. And i think it is clear that you will fall asleep this evening. And so you can assume you will fall asleep again.
Do Jews believe in reincarnation?
Orthodox Judaism believes in reincarnation, mostly in human from and a little (heaven forbid) into animal form. It has been mentioned by the Jewish Sages in the Midrash (part of the Jewish oral Torah), along with many other sources, that our soul is here to improve the world and achieve closeness to God. If the soul is able to do it all in one life with out ruining anything he/she goes to 'gan eden' (loosly translated as Heaven). If however the person was not able to complete his 'mission', he must go through a cleaning (known in Hebrew as 'gehenom') and down again into another body. This happens again and again until he or she is 'fixed'. There are some 'fixed' souls that come to this world to help others. The Midrash tells us of many cases of reincarnations.
Answer:Rabbi Shmuel Strashun of Vilna, in his Talmud commentary, points out the interesting fact that reincarnation is never mentioned in the Talmud. This may mean that it is a mystical subject not to be elaborated upon publicly; or perhaps that there isn't a consensus regarding it.Do Zen Buddhist believe in Reincarnation?
Yes & No
Taisen Deshimaru, Zen Master & the New Orleans Zen Temple said that Belief in Reincarnation is unimportant.
Only Zazen is important.
I don't think that Zen Buddhist spent much time investigating or thinking about Reincarnation.
Most anyone can attend the New Orleans Zen Temple for a limited time or retreat.
there website is www.nozen.org . . .
Tibetan Buddhist are conditioned from birth that we have had a previous life and will reincarnate.
Belief in Reincarnation has good evidence from the University of Virginia & the 40 years work of Dr. Ian Steveson.
For people who believe in reincarnation, a soul may be reborn in a male or female body. Angels are spirits and are not reincarnated.
What do Hindus believe about reincarnation?
it affects it by being good you will be something higher in the caste system or a animal, and by being bad you will not have such a good after life.
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.
Do Buddhists believe in reincarnation after death?
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
How can the belief in reincarnation provide a form of social control?
I think reincarnation gives people peace of mind. If you don't achieve what you are meant to in this life you have plenty of opportunity in the next and next etc.
Answer:
If, as an individual, you have thought about it and choose to believe in reincarnation for your own personal reasons, or if any number of people do the same, it is not a form of social control. But this still doesn't answer the question, how it might provide a social control. A belief in reincarnation can only be a social control if it is a deliberate idea instilled in a society. If that were the plan, it's a pretty weak form of social control because it includes a belief that you can do poorly in the life you have, with another chance in the next life. Not exactly a strict control. A belief in reincarnation is not enough, other elements would be needed to control the behavior of a society.
What does reincarnation mean to Buddhist?
There is more than one understanding of what rebirth is according to Buddhism.
In general, a traditional view is that if one is not enlightened in this life, then one still generates "the fruits of one's actions" (the results of karmic actions) and the remaining fruits that have not been applied to this life will be applied in the next life. What exactly gets reborn, in this cosmology, is still debated.
Modern western Buddhism has developed the understanding that when the Buddha spoke about rebirth he was using it as a metaphor -- that what is born and reborn is our created "self" -- the one that gets mistaken for our eternal selves, our "atman", our "soul". It is our created self that keeps us stuck in a cycle of delusion, greed, ill will, ignorance -- a literally "self perpetuating" cycle. When we see this accurately we can practice skills that will help us break out of it.
