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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which concept is reincarnation directly connected to in Hinduism?
A
karma
B
Brahma
C
the avatar
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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).

Detailed explanation-2: -Hindus generally accept the doctrine of transmigration and rebirth and the complementary belief in karma. The whole process of rebirth, called samsara, is cyclic, with no clear beginning or end, and encompasses lives of perpetual, serial attachments.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Hindu belief in reincarnation is connected to the Hindu belief in karma, which is the belief that our soul (atman) bears the impression of every good and bad deed we perform while we’re alive. If the sum of our deeds is positive, we are reborn into a higher level.

Detailed explanation-4: -Samsara is the cycle of birth and rebirth (or reincarnation), and is governed by how karma is created and balanced. Moksha is liberation from the cycle of samsara.

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