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What is the Hindu understanding of death and rebirth?
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The hindu's were big fans of reincarnation, or each living being living countless lifetimes in different forms. Also important to them was the concept of karma. Karma, expressed broadly: "What you reap is what you sow", or the actions you commit now influence how your next life will turn out.

In terms of how death and rebirth occured, the hindu belief was that each living entity had a life essence (close to the idea of a soul) known as atman (aatman is how its pronounced). This atman is immortal, and once death occurs, it is freed from the old body, and moves into a new body. This cycle goes on forever, unless it can be broken by what is called moksha.

Theres plenty more information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha . Also, you can follow the links to get even more info.


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