Reincarnation

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Reincarnation Reincarnation, also called transmigration of souls. However, there is little evidence to substantiate that claim, even though it is commonly accepted as a claim under Buddhism and their belief in Buddha. Its occurrence is a central tenet of Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, some African religions, as well as various other religions and philosophies.

• It has traditionally also been understood to be akin to the Buddhist concept of Rebirth.However Buddhism teaches that there is no self to reincarnate.
  • Since according to Buddhism there is no permanent and unchanging soul there is no metempsychosis in the strict sense. However, Buddhism never rejected samsara, the process of rebirth or reincarnation; there is debate, however, over what is transmitted between lives.
    • In spite of the doctrinal beliefs against the idea of a soul, Tibetan Buddhists do believe that a new-born child may be the reincarnation of someone departed. In Tibetan Buddhism the soul of an important lama (like the Dalai Lama) is supposed to pass into an infant born nine months after his decease.

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