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What is the Buddhist belief of life and death?

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When you die, you are reincarnated into a new body in one of 31 levels depending on how good you are. 26 of the levels denote the realms of the Divas (gods). The other 5 realms are as follows:

Human

Titan (bloodthirsty giants)

Hungry Ghost

Animal

Hell

Some beliefs exclude the realm of Titans.

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