Death, afterlife, Brahman and atmanLife after death
Many Hindus believe that humans are in a cycle of death and rebirth called 'samsara'. Hinduism teaches that through enlightened knowledge the cycle can be broken.
Hindu beliefs and teachings and practices about life after death
Life after death is a fundamental belief in most religions. What form life after death takes is different in each religion and sometimes there is a difference of belief between members of the same religion. Some people without a religious belief also believe in life after death and some believe that there is no sort of existence after death.
Ways of thinking about life after death include:
reincarnationThe religious belief that existence is a cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth, and that the soul survives physical death and is reborn in a new body.
resurrectionThe Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after the crucifixion. The rising from the dead of believers on the Last Day in a new, or risen, life.
rebirthThe belief that some part of a person (perhaps their energy) passes into a new life form after death.
immortality as a legacyThe belief that there is no actual life after death, and that we will only exist in what we leave behind.
immortality as a memory of othersThe belief that there is no actual life after death, and that we will only exist in the memories of family and friends.
nothingThe belief that after death there will be nothing. This is a view held by many atheists.
