Comparing Reincarnation In Hinduism And Buddhism

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Imagine people used to be animals. That person can be huge like an eagle, an elephant, or they can be tiny like a worm or a ladybug or something neat. When people die, their souls can be reincarnated so they can be anything that they have. The neat point about reincarnation is that person or a group of people can be anything. Cool right? Reincarnation is major to both Hinduism and Buddhism because it helps with Moksha for Hindus and Nirvana for buds.

First, Reincarnation is very important to Hinduism because it is a part of Samara, Dharma, Karma, and Moksha. It is a part of Samara because Samara is a cycle of life, death, and rebirth. If reincarnation was taken away from Samara, people will be stuck as souls and there would be no point of Samara if you are just born and just died and after death, you would have nothing to do. People would also not be able to be united with bramin. …show more content…

The 4 noble truths mean that person has to do before death. Without reincarnation, people wouldn’t need care about the 4 noble truth because people are just going to die anyway. They don’t need to study because they are not going to have another life where they need to do this.
Next, Reincarnation is a very important part of the Eightfold path because the Eightfold Path means to strive to have a great Karma. If people have trouble having getting good Karma, they can follow these simple rules like always be truthful, and to love. Without Reincarnation, people would not need to follow these rules.
Lastly, reincarnation is very important to Nirvana because it means to be in a state of peace. Nirvana can free us from all earthly matter and feel free of death and pain. Without reincarnation, people would not be able to feel free or not worry about there last moments on earth. If these Important parts of Buddhism did not have Reincarnation, then what's the point of

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