GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the cycle of rebirths (the process of reincarnation) called?
A
circle of life
B
wheel of life
C
wheel of fortune
D
wheel of destiny
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Reincarnation is a key belief within Hinduism. In Hinduism, all life goes through birth, life, death, and rebirth and this is known as the cycle of samsara .

Detailed explanation-2: -bhava-cakra, (from Sanskrit: “wheel [cakra] of becoming [bhava]”, ) also called Wheel Of Life, in Buddhism, a representation of the endless cycle of rebirths governed by the law of dependent origination (pratītya-samutpāda), shown as a wheel clutched by a monster, symbolizing impermanence.

Detailed explanation-3: -The wheel of life, also known as The Bhavachakra, is a symbolic representation of the cycle of existence that Buddhists believe in. Buddhists believe in the continuous cycle of birth, life, death. They believe that you can only be liberated from this cycle of rebirth when enlightenment is reached.

Detailed explanation-4: -In most beliefs involving reincarnation, the soul is seen as immortal and the only thing that becomes perishable is the body. Upon death, the soul becomes transmigrated into a new infant (or animal) to live again. The term transmigration means passing of soul from one body to another after death.

Detailed explanation-5: -The cycle of reincarnation, or samsara, includes birth, life, death, and then rebirth. After death, the soul contained in the astral body, or the subtle body, will move on while the physical body will die.

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