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Buddhism and Hinduism: Comparison of the Afterlife
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Buddhist Soul?
Hindu Soul
According to Buddhists, there is no eternal soul that is passed on from one body to another. Karma is passed on to the new entity.
Nirvana
In Hinduism, the soul (Atman) is eternal and is what is passed on from life to life.
Buddhist Rebirth
Because of the lack of a soul, Buddha described going from one body to another like lighting a candle with another candle. There is a casual connection, but it is not the same flame.
Prompt
When one breaks from the Samsara in Buddhism, they achieve Nirvana which is defined as letting go of individual identity and desires.
For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time. He has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing and primeval. He is not slain when the body is slain. -Krsna in the Bhagavad Gita 2:20
For a Buddhist, there is no transitory place. Instead, Karma dictates which "realm" on is sent to in their next life.
The Six Realms of Existence
- To what extent do you see Buddhist thought as either providing a radical break with earlier indian thought or existing in continuity with it?
- In this presentation I will compare and contrast the beliefs of Buddhists and Hindus in regards to rebirth and the afterlife.
- Godlike Beings (Deva-gati)
- Demi-Godlike Beings (Preta-gati)
- Ghosts (Preta-gati)
- Hell (Narka-gati)
- Animal (Tiryagyoni-gati)
- Human (Tiryagyoni-gati)
- The human realm is the only realm which may escape samsara for in all the other realms, one is either being rewarded or punished for one’s actions as a human being.
Hindu Rebirth
Moksha
Upon death, a Hindu believes that they are sent to either Svarga (Heaven) or Patala (Hell) before starting his or her new life. Where they are sent and who they become is based upon their Karma.
Samsara
When one breaks from Samsara in Hinduism, they achieve Moksha which is defined as the perfect state of being, of self-realization, of and of self-knowledge.
Both Hinduism and Buddhism believe in cyclical life and death patterns and that Karma determines the next life.