The mystery of reincarnation

Abstract

One of the mysteries puzzling human mind since the origin of mankind is the concept of “reincarnation” which literally means “to take on the flesh again.” As the civilizations evolved, beliefs got discriminated and disseminated into various religions. The major division manifested was “East” and “West.” The eastern religions being more philosophical and less analytical, have accepted reincarnation. However, the different eastern religions like Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism have differed in their faith on rebirth. Further, the Islam as well as the most dominant religion of the world, Christianity, having its origin in the west, have largely denied reincarnation, though some sub-sects still show interest in it. Also many mystic and esoteric schools like theosophical society have their unique description on rebirth. This article describes reincarnation as perceived by various religions and new religious movements as well as some research evidence.

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“…Even if humans are viewed differently from all non-human animals in some respects, the fact that participants in the present experiments viewed them similarly should not be surprising. After all, belief in the transmigration and reincarnation of persons occurs in human cultures around the world (Bjorling, 2013; Nagaraj et al, 2013; Obeyesekere, 2002). People in many cultural traditions have claimed that when a human dies, the person can be reincarnated as a member of another species and eventually as a human again.…”

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