WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Both share belief in karma and rebirth (or reincarnation), they both accept the idea of spiritual liberation (moksha, nirvana) from the cycle of reincarnation and they both promote similar religious practices (such as dhyana, samadhi, mantra, and devotion).

Detailed explanation-2: -Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains all believe in reincarnation and in the goodness of escaping the cycle of rebirth. All Jains, including monks, nuns, and laypeople, wear face masks to avoid inhaling insects. Jains believe that violence does not bring bad karma if one did not intend to do harm.

Detailed explanation-3: -Karma is attached to the idea of reincarnation. There is an ongoing cycle of birth and death, conditioned by karma, linking an individual to past and future existences (Kolenda 1964; Wadia 1965). In reincarnation, the spirit or soul survives death and is reborn into a new body, human or nonhuman.

Detailed explanation-4: -Reincarnation in Hinduism refers to the repeated cycle of the eternal soul taking on a physical form and living through a succession of existences in different forms until it achieves freedom from earthly things. Reincarnation is also a part of other religions such as Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism.

Detailed explanation-5: -Buddhists recognise that there is a continuous cycle of life, death and rebirth. This cycle is known as samsara. The ultimate aim of Buddhist practice is to become free from samsara.