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Illustration of reincarnation in Hindu art In Jainism, a soul travels to any one of the four states of existence after death depending on its karmas.. Reincarnation, also known as rebirth or transmigration, is the philosophical or religious concept that the non-physical essence of a living being begins a new lifespan in a different physical form or body after biological death.
The Theravāda school's doctrine of the bhavaṅga (Pali, "ground of becoming", "condition for existence") is another theory that was used to explain rebirth. It is seen as a mental process which conditions the next mental process at the moment of death and rebirth (though it does not actually travel in between lives, see below). [70]
Tucker attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. Degree in psychology and a medical degree. He is currently Bonner-Lowry Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, and in addition to conducting research, he was the medical director of the University of Virginia Child & Family Psychiatry Clinic for nine years.
[1] [4] [5] When related to the theory of karma, it is the cycle of death and rebirth. [1] [4] [6] The "cyclicity of all life, matter, and existence" is a fundamental belief of most Indian religions. [4] [7] [8] The concept of saṃsāra has roots in the post-Vedic literature; the theory is not discussed in the Vedas themselves.
In philosophy, metempsychosis (Ancient Greek: μετεμψύχωσις) is the transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death. The term is derived from ancient Greek philosophy, and has been recontextualized by modern philosophers such as Arthur Schopenhauer, [1] Kurt Gödel, [2] Mircea Eliade, [3] and Magdalena Villaba; [4] otherwise, the word "transmigration" is more ...
[W]hat I do believe is that, of the cases we now know, reincarnation--at least for some--is the best explanation that we have been able to come up with. There is an impressive body of evidence and it is getting stronger all the time. I think a rational person, if he wants, can believe in reincarnation on the basis of evidence. [29]
Anthroposophy speaks of the reincarnation of the human spirit: that the human being passes between stages of existence, incarnating into an earthly body, living on earth, leaving the body behind, and entering into the spiritual worlds before returning to be born again into a new life on earth.
According to Frauwallner, the Buddhist texts show a shift in the explanation of the root cause of samsara. [64] Originally craving was considered to be the root cause of samsara, [ note 10 ] which could be stilled by the practice of dhyana , leading to a calm of mind which according to Vetter is the liberation which is being sought.