Beliefs about reincarnation Flashcards
According to Buddhism what survives bodily death?
non-material mind
In Buddhism, what is the next rebirth the consequence of and what is this process called?
karma of previous lives - ‘uncontrolled rebirth’
How do Buddhists try to have more control over their rebirth?
Buddhist meditation - focus mind + purify it from negative karma
What do Buddhists believe about the soul?
no permanent + unchanging soul - no movement of soul from one body to next.
What do Tibetan Buddhists believe about reincarnation?
new born child may be reincarnation of someone who has died e.g. soul of important lama passes on to child born 9 months after his death
In Hinduism what is reincarnation linked to?
karma
In Hinduism what is the word for soul?
atman
In Hinduism what remains of the person when they are reincarnated?
soul passes to new body + carries impressions from previous lives
Is reincarnation accepted in Islam + Sura 2:28 + Sura 37:58-61?
Generally no, however has been argued that it is accepted in Sufi tradition
‘How do you deny Allah and you were dead and He gave you life? Again He will cause you to die and again bring you to life’
‘…we shall not die, except our first death…’
What is reincarnation referred to as in Judaism?
gigul
What group of Jews did the idea of reincarnation become a popular folk belief and what group believe in it today?
Ashkenazi Jews
Orthodox Jews
Hadism
How do Hadistic siddurim (prayerbooks) suggest a belief in reincarnation - Judaism?
include prayer asking for forgiveness for sins committed in gigul
Where has evidence of a belief in reincarnation been found in Christianity?
teachings of early Celtic Christianity
Which early Christian Church Fathers supported the idea of reincarnation?
Origen + Clement of Alexandria
Quote from Christian early Church Father Origen suggesting belief in reincarnation?
‘certain souls…come into bodies, first of men…after the allotted span of human life, they are changed into beasts, from which they sink to the level of plants. From this condition they rise again through the same stages and are restored to their heavenly place.’
