Hinduism in Five Minutes - Steven W Ramey
24. Was Reincarnation Included in the Texts that Hindus Follow?
Hinduism in Five Minutes - Steven W Ramey
Gil Ben-Herut [+]
University of South Florida
Gil Ben-Herut is an Associate Professor in the Religious Studies Department, University of South Florida.
Graduate Division of Religion
Emory University, S214 Callaway Memorial Center
537 Kilgo Circle, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
USA
Description
Although absent from the earliest strands of Hindu scriptures, the idea of reincarnation (or rebirth) is ancient and widely held in South Asia, and also resonates with notions held elsewhere about retribution in a future life. The chapter discusses stories about reincarnation from the Bhagavad Gītā and the Upaniṣads.