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  2. Reincarnation - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Chudakarana - Wikipedia

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    No reference is provided in any Grhya Sutras, but, in general this samskara is taken place at the end of second year or before the expiry of the third year, but the later authorities extend the age to the seventh year. [1] The child's hair is shorn, frequently leaving only the śikhā or cūḍā, a tuft at the crown of the head.

  4. Posthumous birth - Wikipedia

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    Examples of this include Bàbárímisá, meaning that the Father saw (the child) and ran; Yeyérínsá, meaning that the mother saw (the child) and ran; Ikúdáyísí (or any name with the root dáyísí), which means that death spared the child; and Ẹnúyàmí, meaning that "I was surprised", referring to the fact that the tragic death of ...

  5. Samskara (rite of passage) - Wikipedia

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    The first significance of the hymns is medhajanana (Sanskrit: मेधाजनन), or to initiate the baby's mind and intellect in the womb of the world, after the baby's body formation has completed in the womb of the mother. The second part of the hymns wish the baby a long life.

  6. Babies switched at birth - Wikipedia

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    DNA tests proved that the girl was indeed switched. After days of investigation, the other family was found. The babies were gradually introduced to their biological parents and returned to their birth homes. [31] On October 10, 2011, it was discovered that two Russian newborn girls were switched 12 years beforehand in a town in the Ural ...

  7. Coffin birth - Wikipedia

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    In 2007, a 23-year-old woman in India, over eight months pregnant, hanged herself after contractions had begun. [35] A viable infant was spontaneously delivered unassisted from the woman's body, which was suspended by the neck. The healthy infant was found on the floor, still tethered to the body of the mother by the umbilical cord.

  8. The babies born on 9/11 are about to turn 20 - AOL

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    Growing up, Lilly Bestoso never thought that having a birthday on 9/11 was that much different from the birthdays of other kids she knew. “I had birthday parties every year with red-white-and ...

  9. Stillbirth - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2]: Overview tab, [8] It results in a baby born without signs of life. [9] A stillbirth can often result in the feeling of guilt or grief in the mother. [10] The term is in contrast to miscarriage, which is an early pregnancy loss, [11] and sudden infant death syndrome, where the baby dies a short time after being born alive. [10]