Reincarnation

The major world religion of Hinduism originated on the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism comprises several varying systems such as philosophy, belief, and ritual. The name Hinduism is a relatively new term that was coined in the first decades of the nineteenth century, first coined by British writer Sir Monier Monier-Williams. Referring to a rich cumulative tradition of texts and practices, some of which date back to the second millennium BCE, this leads to the argument that Hinduism is the world's…

the simplest with no highest God, no direct revelations from God (ex: The Bible in Christianity), and no real set of commandments. Only the monotheistic religions have an actual afterlife, and even though Hinduism and Buddhism both believe in reincarnation, Hinduism has no achievement towards a set “after-life”. Even though Buddhists can eventually achieve Nirvana, it is not the same as Christianity’s Heaven where there is a fellowship with God. Nirvana is just seen as a state without pain or…

In 1927 a man by the name of Marcus Garvey created the People’s Political Party, the first political party on the island of Jamaica (Hill, p.23). Garvey was running for an seat with the assembly but due to his explicit racial based platform, Garvey failed to win a seat. During the 1920-1930s, many unions cam about to represent the black middle class. The most significant was the Jamaican Workers and Tradesmen Union, upon which Alexander Bustamante rose to fame. The purpose of these organizations…

Reincarnation involves the spirit seeking a new attachment to a body and a new life, therefore being reborn into one of the six realms; Human beings, heaven, animal, Asura, hungry ghost and hell. Which realm one enters is determined by their past life, the…

shaped by Him from the Earth with His breath breathing life into us makes us unique and human (Genesis 2:7). Hinduism There is an endless cycle of creation, preservation and dissolution in the world with God existing in every human. Through reincarnation the soul resolves all negative aspects until it is freed from the cycle. A human is one of the vessels that the soul uses to achieve freedom but all life and nature is sacred and may also be used. What Happens to a Person at Death?…

Christianity and Islam; Theravada Buddhism believes in a circular timeline of existence with the belief in reincarnation also known as samsara within Buddhist belief and the only way to be liberated from the cycle to shed one’s life of all bad karma. Theravada Buddhism is described as the middle path of self-denial and self-indulgence and only they can free themselves from the cycle of reincarnation. As far as the act and practice of homosexuality within Theravada Buddhism we will first need to…

pain we share. Buddha’s teachings were about understanding the joyful or blissful nature of reality. He wanted people to understand the bliss and the joy in passing away. He wanted people to understand that death was ok because after life came reincarnation. The Buddha ancestry goes back to Mahasammata, he was the first king to rule at the first cycles of time as the world was being formed. The Buddha said "The relevance of it is in the message of the story. The promise of the story, like any…

Though Siddhartha traveled on numerous paths for his pursuit of enlightenment, he was eventually able to reach his goal when he ended his exploration/pursuit and only focused on a flowing river, which represents the unity of life. Even as a young child, Siddhartha felt the need to reach true peace and went a few different directions; however, as a result of not finding enlightenment in those ways, he turned to the river. He had to look into himself without the aid of a teacher and by watching…

In this journal entry, I will try to summarize the entire article and then start again from the beginning to describe each important point. I will also share my thoughts and personal opinion on each important topic. I have chosen the article with the title "Life After Death" written by William L. Rowe and taken from the publication Philosophy of Religion. As a whole, I would say that this article is a balanced and informative piece on the arguments for and against an after- life. The article…

life. Depending on quality of the life will decide whether the person will be reborn as a human, or any other creature. The life lived causes the body to attach to the soul. Therefore, the law of karma has preplanned the effects of the person’s reincarnation. If the person lived their last life as a cruel person, you are guaranteed that their soul will take the person to a new life into a home of mean and cruel parents. The ultimate goal of Hindus is to attain liberation by escaping samsara, in…