Hinduism

Reincarnation

Reincarnation

Infinite cycle of birth and rebirth

Brahman

Brahman

• the ultimate and impersonal divine reality of the universe, from which all being originates and to which it returns

Atman

Atman

• The individual soul or essence.

• The essence that is eternal, unchanging, and indistinguishable from the essence of the universe.

Moksha

Moksha

• freedom from the differentiated, temporal, and mortal world of ordinary experience.

• Freedom from want

• When a person’s atman becomes one with Brahman

Karma

Karma

• the cosmic principle according to which each person is rewarded or punished in one incarnation according to that person's deeds in the previous incarnation.

Dharma

Dharma

• a. The principle or law that orders the universe.

• b. Individual conduct in conformity with this principle.

• c. The essential function or nature of a thing.

Caste System

•a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity