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Reincarnation means "reenter the flesh." In Hinduism, the soul never dies and just inhabits one body after another during its evolutionary journey. Sometimes, the soul is born into another human body, sometimes in a plant's body, or sometimes an animal body. If an individual accumulates good karma during his lifetime, he may earn a higher place in the Hindu's caste system. If he does evil deeds, his soul may be pushed down to the lowest level of the chain. A person may change his karma by practicing good deeds, yoga or spiritual discipline.

While souls are considered eternal in Hinduism, every Hindus' ultimate goal is to exit the cycle of birth or salvation from samsara, also called moksha. To achieve moksha, a Hindu is expected to break ties from all that binds him to this world and to completely surrender to the Lord. A Hindu who has achieved moksha is released from samsara, which is also seen as an eternal cycle of suffering and pain.
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What Do Hindus Believe About Reincarnation?

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Reincarnation means "reenter the flesh." In Hinduism, the soul never dies and just inhabits one body after another during its evolutionary journey. Sometimes, the soul is born into another human body, sometimes in a plant's body, or sometimes an animal body.

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Hindu Belief and Practice | India: Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance) | Freer and Sackler Galleries

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Our beliefs determine our thoughts and attitudes about life, which in turn direct our actions. By our actions, we create our destiny. Beliefs about sacred matters--God, soul and cosmos--are essential to one's approach to life. Hindus believe many diverse things, but there are a few bedrock concepts on which most Hindus concur. The following nine beliefs, though not exhaustive, offer a simple summary of Hindu spirituality.

1. Hindus believe in a one, all-pervasive Supreme Being who is both immanent and transcendent, both Creator and Unmanifest Reality.

2. Hindus believe in the divinity of the four Vedas, the world's most ancient scripture, and venerate the Agamas as equally revealed. These primordial hymns are God's word and the bedrock of Sanatana Dharma, the eternal religion.

3. Hindus believe that the universe undergoes endless cycles of creation, preservation and dissolution.

4. Hindus believe in karma, the law of cause and effect by which each individual creates his own destiny by his thoughts, words and deeds.

5. Hindus believe that the soul reincarnates, evolving through many births until all karmas have been resolved, and moksha, liberation from the cycle of rebirth, is attained. Not a single soul will be deprived of this destiny.

6. Hindus believe that divine beings exist in unseen worlds and that temple worship, rituals, sacraments and personal devotionals create a communion with these devas and Gods.

7. Hindus believe that an enlightened master, or satguru, is essential to know the Transcendent Absolute, as are personal discipline, good conduct, purification, pilgrimage, self-inquiry, meditation and surrender in God.

8. Hindus believe that all life is sacred, to be loved and revered, and therefore practice ahimsa, noninjury, in thought, word and deed.

9. Hindus believe that no religion teaches the only way to salvation above all others, but that all genuine paths are facets of God's Light, deserving tolerance and understanding.

Hinduism, the world's oldest religion, has no beginning--it precedes recorded history. It has no human founder. It is a mystical religion, leading the devotee to personally experience the Truth within, finally reaching the pinnacle of consciousness where man and God are one. Hinduism has four main denominations--Saivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism and Smartism. (click to read about the four denominations)

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A Hindu monastery-temple complex in Hawaii of the Tamil Saivite tradition, home to two dozen monks, pilgrimage destination for sincere devotees, highly respected producer of contemporary, world-class, Hindu religious publications

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(It started in India) the are all over the world today “hinduism is the major religion of India, with over 79.8% of the populations.

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they believe that everyone is created equal

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they believe that everyone is created equal

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Lastly, they believe that everyone should be created equal and do good deeds.

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Hindus have rituals, sacraments and personal beliefs in higher God’s.

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“ Ancient Indian thought divides time into four different periods. These durations are referred to as the Krta, Treta, Dvapara,and the Kali.” Krta is also known as satya-yuga, or the Age of Truth. It was a golden age with ot envy.

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they believe in karma “the law of cause and effect by which each individual create his own density by his thoughts,words and deeds”

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The Shiva often have for arms also a third eye in the middle of his forehead symbolizing including many things like his wisdom.

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The Hindu’s believe in reincarnation because it's a cycle of birth,life, and death. “Each individual soul is considered  immoral or eternal. Samsara is controlled by karma. Which the hindu’s is the moral law of action and reaction.”

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The Hindus believe the Ganges river in India is holy, they bathe in it to wash away sins

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Hinduism believe the cow is a holy animal 

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Hinduism believe the cow is a holy animal 

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Hinduism's will not eat cow the will just let them walk around “Hindus don’t worship cows. We respect, honour and adore the cow. By honouring this gentle animal, who gives more than she takes, we honour all creatures.”

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Hinduism began in India, formed as 2000 BCE, They are polytheistic (believe in many gods) no founder