Nirvana In Hinduism

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In the Hindu religion, nirvana or Moksha is the liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth. The word, nirvana, is used primarily in Buddhism, but it has an equivalent meaning as Moksha in Indian philosophy, (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2017). “In Hinduism, heaven is the perennial object of myth, ritual practice, and philosophical speculation (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2017).” Hinduism is extremely new to me. I had a discussion with my Indian neighbor who explained Moksha is the place before heaven. It is a temporary place where one is free from karma and one can then go to heaven.
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Moksha for Hinduism is the state before heaven. It is the place of peace they arrive before going on to heaven. Moksha is the point where a Hindu is liberated and granted rebirth. “In other words, if one dies before reaping the effects of one’s actions (as most people do), the karmic process demands that one come back in a future life (Hazarika, M., 2017). Heaven for Christians is the eternal place after their worldly death. There is no in between or a stopping point before going to heaven. Some religions outside of Hinduism do believe in a middle point of heaven and hell. Catholics believe in purgatory which is a stopping point or a medial location between heaven and hell. Christians do not believe in purgatory or in reincarnation. We are either saved by grace or not, we are either repentant or not determining where we spend our …show more content…

Both have an incredible history, which makes it difficult for one to determine if one or the other is right or wrong. While speaking to my neighbor, what I did notice is we both want a world with peace and love and what happens after our death is where the biggest differences occur. In the end, we both believe we end up with God. The conversation was intellectual and peaceful where conversations with other religions only ended up with an argument. I was grateful to be able to ask questions to get the truth from a Hindu himself and keep a relationship showing interest in one another’s

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