Reincarnation In Western Religion

It is basically the two eastern religions- Hinduism and Buddhism which believes in the concept of reincarnation and though in the earliest of times the western world too was in favor of the concept and reincarnation enjoyed a honored place in these religions after the Second Council of Constantinople the entire outlook towards this concept of rebirth changed. This council condemned Origen who believed in the preexistence of soul before its arrival on this earth and embraced Aristotelian concept of soul. While the Hindus and Buddhists are of the opinion that nothing on this earth occurs by accident and we reap what we sow through reincarnations the western religions have denounced the very concept of reincarnation.
While in the western world the more mystical sects are seen to believe in the concept of reincarnation in the east both the mainstream and the mystical religions have faith in this concept. Reincarnation is like a logical justification to the differences that exists in the health, living standards and other parameters amongst individuals. Without this concept …show more content…
How we have behaved and what we have thought in this life has a direct effect on our next life which shows that we receive many opportunities to correct the mistakes of our previous births. The idea that we have lived many times before and must live many times again in this world seems self- evident to all eastern religions except for the medieval Caravakas; however their criticism of the concept of reincarnation too had died out in the late medieval