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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