Difference between revisions of "Punarjanma"
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
m (Links to existing pages added by LinkTitles bot.) |
|||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
The theory of [[karma]] and punarjanma or rebirth, is a basic tenet of the religion. The principle behind it is, ‘As you sow, so you reap’. Punarjanma is regulated by prārabdhakarma. The religion accepts the regression of a soul into animal bodies, but only to exhaust the bad karmas, before being born again in a human body. | The theory of [[karma]] and punarjanma or rebirth, is a basic tenet of the religion. The principle behind it is, ‘As you sow, so you reap’. Punarjanma is regulated by prārabdhakarma. The religion accepts the regression of a soul into animal bodies, but only to exhaust the bad karmas, before being born again in a human body. | ||
| + | Phrases for rebirth in English are ‘reincarnation’, ‘transmigration’, and ‘metempsychosis’. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Related Article== | ||
| + | *[[Avatar]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 04:07, 11 December 2021
By Swami Harshananda
Punarjanma literally means ‘rebirth’.
The theory of karma and punarjanma or rebirth, is a basic tenet of the religion. The principle behind it is, ‘As you sow, so you reap’. Punarjanma is regulated by prārabdhakarma. The religion accepts the regression of a soul into animal bodies, but only to exhaust the bad karmas, before being born again in a human body.
Phrases for rebirth in English are ‘reincarnation’, ‘transmigration’, and ‘metempsychosis’.
Related Article
References
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore