Concept Of Reincarnation

Concept of Reincarnation in Different Eastern Religions

Rebirth is coming to world after one life. Reincarnation was thought differently by various cultures. That is why religions started thinking of it in their own way. The concept of rebirth is quite distinct among various religions of east. The word ‘reincarnation means’ consecutive rebirths after deaths. In fact, atheists believe in this phenomenon of after death experiences. Every religion has their own definitions and key ideas or experiences of life after death. The notion of reincarnation varies from one geographic area to another and every religion goes deeply in the roots to find the fundamental theories so that the followers believe on them. Although reincarnation is a simple concept

First (most probable one) says that Metensomatosis is the perfect term to explain it which means “the changing bodies”. It clearly indicates that there is continuation of existence occurring between bodies. The second term is Palingenesis which means that the body which takes birth is the originated from other body which is previously died. Metempsychosis is the third term which states that soul is the main thing which travels from body to another after death. Accordingly, soul is the one that changes the body but itself remains same. In addition to it, rebirth is the intriguing term which coming to this earth again. The last one called reincarnation as ‘Transmigration’ which means the soul relocates itself from one creature(human) to another(cow). Hence, these five terms linked afterlife views

There is existence without limitation; there is continuity without a starting point. Existence without limitation is space. Continuity without starting point is Time. There is birth, there is death, there is issuing forth, there is coming in”. To reiterate this, continuation of birth and death occurs. But birth is not starting and death is not ending. The thing that travels thorough birth and death is soul.

Initially, Buddhism believers said that there is nothing like soul which exists. Gautma Buddha was the one who rejected ‘Atman’ which was considered by Hinduism.But Epps (170) cited soul as continuous flow of consciousness which links one body form to another. This entire flow of link is called as Punarbhava which directly means becoming again or re-becoming. Considering Tibetan Buddhism assumed that humans do not reborn instantly after one life form to another. It clearly presumed that cycle of birth and death is an infrequent phenomenon. There are six realms (levels) of existence. The astonishing feature that catches attention is that human cannot come to human life form again in next birth instantly. In book Afterlife, it is described by the author that when one life form dies then it enters intermediate state which is of forty-nine days and it provides opportunity to regret for bad karma and improvement. On the other hand, Theravada school of Buddhism criticizes that there is presence