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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The belief that a man’s soul passes through many states (or rebirths) before it escapes the physical world is known as . . .
A
The Caste System
B
Nirvana
C
Reincarnation
D
The Wheel of Life
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Reincarnation, a major tenet of Hinduism, is when the soul, which is seen as eternal and part of a spiritual realm, returns to the physical realm in a new body. A soul will complete this cycle many times, learning new things each time and working through its karma. This cycle of reincarnation is called samsara.

Detailed explanation-2: -Death and Rebirth may refer to: Reincarnation, the philosophical or religious concept that the soul or spirit, after biological death, can begin a new life in a new body. The Hero with a Thousand Faces, 1949 work of comparative mythology by Joseph Campbell.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Buddhism, saṃsāra is the “suffering-laden, continuous cycle of life, death, and rebirth, without beginning or end".

Detailed explanation-4: -moksha, also spelled mokṣa, also called mukti, in Indian philosophy and religion, liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth (samsara). Derived from the Sanskrit word muc (“to free”), the term moksha literally means freedom from samsara.

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