Cool Facts
Most of the belief in reincarnation comes from India and Greece where it was most elaborately developed.
In Hinduism...
In Buddhism
In Hinduism...
- only a human can attain salvation
- a soul must go through about 8,400,000 species before beaming human
In Buddhism
- If you are hungry for love, power, or self-recognition, you live in the Preta (9) world(hungry ghosts).
- If you are motivated only by the needs of the human body, you live in the world of beasts (8).
- Other realms/worlds (10 total; ranking): Buddha (1), Bodyhisattva (an enlightened being destined to be a Buddha, but purposely remaining on Earth to teach others) (2), Pratyeka Buddha (a Buddha for himself) (3), Sravka (direct disciple of Buddha) (4), heavenly beings (5), human beings (6), Asura (fighting spirits) (7), depraved men (hellish beings) (10)