Hinduism - Read and respond by Friday, 2/23 at 9 pm

Hinduism believes in the rebirth and reincarnate of their souls after they die. Death is not the end of all, when they die they get cremated and then they cracked the skull on the ninth day to release the spirit into heaven. Then the ashes are thrown into a river and after that the spirit is then sent to the other world. In the quote “For sure is the death of him that is born, and sure the birth of him that is dead” by The Bhagavad-Gita. I believe this quote means when you are born you should expect to die but then when you die you are starting a new beginning in Heaven witch is considered as starting all over from birth.

Hindu's view death as a natural aspect of life. The ultimate goal is to transcend the need to return to life on earth, all Hindus believe they will be reborn into a future that is based primarily on their past thoughts and actions. All who have been good will receive "admission to Yama's paradise and the everlasting enjoyment of all the heavenly pleasures.” They use cremation as their burial ritual to release the soul from its earthly existence. The standard cremation ceremony begins with the ritual cleansing, dressing and adorning of the body. The body is then carried to the cremation ground as prayers are chanted to Yama, invoking his aid. After the cremation, an eleven-day ritual called shraddha is performed to mourn for the body. A man that is evil becomes born as an animal as punishment until all the evil is destroyed from his soul. Spreading the ashes amongst the sea is just as good as a regular burial to Hindu's.

The quote is based on the Hindu belief that after death there is reincarnation. Hindu believe that life and death work in a cycle. It is an accepted fact that those who are born will die and then be reincarnated based on their past. Reincarnation along with reaching Brahmaloka is a goal of the Hindu. Those that have been evil during their lives are born as insects, trees, animals, and then humans so they can make their way to reincarnation. Life is a cycle and the Hindu belief that the soul lives on to become something more.

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Tying what i read and the quote together, it believe that what the quote is trying to say is that according to Hinduism, when you die, you are reborn into the future with the same thoughts and actions as your past life. So when it says "the death of him that is born..." it is saying that when he dies, he is born again but into the future. Since they believe in cyclical reincarnation, they believe that death is a natural process in life because their ultimate goal is to return to earth after death.

The Hindus believe that death is the start of a new life, and that it should be celebrated. They know that death is coming so they are prepared to die. They creamate the bodies because they believe that if it is not creamated, that the soul will never be released from the body. Before they creamate the body, they bathe, dress and adorn it. As they take the body to the cremation site they pray to Yama. The hindus believe that dying is not a bad thing, and that they soul will live on to another happy life.

The Hindus believe from the readings that death is just a aspect of life. That when they die, they believe that they should be cremated as soon as possible. Their goal is to come alive in the future and dying is just something that happens in their religion. Cremation is something that they believe should be done when someone dies. Also reincarnation is something that they believe and its a process of what their life was really like before. The quote means to me from the readings that death is a new beginning and it's not really the end. Before they actually cremate the body they wash and clean the body so that its ready to be cremated and so that the soul is released in the proper way. They also spread their loved ones ashes across the sea to show respect to the deceased. Overall this is what I believe this quote means from the readings.

The chief principle in Hinduism is Reincarnation, similar to the beliefs of the Buddhists, the idea that when one dies, their past actions will reflect exactly what their next bodily form will become. Thus in the quote, when it says “For sure is the death of him that is born,” states the basic principle that when a person is born, death faces them till the end, much like the first person to meet this fate, Yama, the equivalent to the judge in the end times for the Hindu religion, and he is endowed with the privilege to pass this judgment upon those who come before him. Also the idea that the cycle of life continues after death is present in the second half of the quote, “and sure the birth of him that is dead.” The idea that after death every soul comes back in a different form of life, those who are evil in a past life come back as a beast, while those who are virtuous come back as the rich and brilliant, although if there are those that release themselves of all Earthly possessions, then they begin their new life in Brahmaloka, the highest of heavenly planes in the Hindu religion and have no need to return to Earth. According to the Hindu faith, Earth is just a place to pass on to a higher place, where everyone is given multiple chances to reach the highest plane of existence.

The foundatgions of the Hindu religion is based on the cyclical reincarnation of the soul. All hindus believe they will be reborn into a future that is based primarily on their past thoughts and actions. Those who have been "meritorious," but have not quite attained liberation through self-knowledge are sent to a heavenly waiting area. Some go to an unpleasant realm and take on a new body built from their own karma. Reincarnation is possible for a hindu.
"For sure is the death of him that is born, and sure the birth of him that is dead."
-Meaning that death is inevitable should be excepted as a natural part of life. Every man that is born will someday die. The second part meaning, that some deaths are left behind in the afterlife but others reborn, in a new spiritual way.

The Hindu believe that if you are born into this world then you will die, which is what the first part of the quote means. After you die, the Hindu believe in using a bamboo stick to crack the skull so that the spirit is released and can make it's way to heaven. After that the body is cremated and thrown into a river, esentially the Ganges River. The loved ones of the dead then have an 11 day ritual called Shraddha to esure that the decest makes it to heaven. The Hindu believe in recarnation and the idea of the sould being reborn after death which is what i believe the second part of the quote means.

The hindureligion is really really interesting all of the preparation for the body nis amazing and how the whole process igoes, its just amazing. The one thing that really stuck out in my mind was the crows and how a bird like the crow, which is considered bad luck in a lot of countries is used as a messenger to tell the deceased humans family that he/she made it to heaven.

Hindus believe that when they die they start a whole new beginning. Their goal in life is to attain Self-Knowledge and know who they truly are. Those who are true to themselves are reborn into families of Kings and other noble people. However, before they can go on their journey in the afterlife, Hindus must be cremated so that their "astral body" is free to roam around and no longer has to be attached to he physical body. Therefore, cremation is a mandatory ritual for the dead, except for babies and children whom are sent back to the earth. In regard to the quote, a dead person cannot be reborn until they die, and they cannot die until that they are sure they can be reborn. Hindus try to achieve everything they can on Earth so that they know they can be reborn happily once they die.

Anthony Gilkenson

Hindus believe that when you die it is no the end it is a new begging. Death is a natural way of life. From the day you are born you will have a day to die. Depending on what a person has done when he was alive, the soul is relocated to another form of life. Hindu religion believes in cremation when a person has passed. This is really important because they believe if the body is not cremated then the soul will not be able to be realeased and it will stay in the body forever and may not come out unless the skull is cracked. This is how they release the soul once the skull is cracked during creamation. In Hindu the highest of all the heavenly planes is Brahmaloka. To go to Brahmaloka you must successfully release yourself from rulfilling earthly desires. In other words you will be stuck in the reincarnation state until you are able to work yourself out of reincarnation to move up the the Brahmin level. Back to the quote it is saying that even though we are going to die they believe that we will be reborn in a future time and live with our past thoughts and past actions in the world we will be living in.

Hindus accept death as a part of life and as something that has to happen. It's a part of their religion to embrace it. Hindus believe that their souls are reincarnated. They are reborn as someone or something based on their previous actions. People who were bad are often turned into animals in their next lifetime. The reason the good people are turned into humans is so they have a chance to live a more honorable life. The quote listed in the prompt has to due with the fact that hindus do accept death as part of their religion. Hindus believe in cremation. The only ones that aren't cremated are either little unnamed babies or really sick people. Hinduism is sort of like Judaism and ancient greek philosophy because of the idea that the soul lives on and takes a journey to it's next life.

"For sure is the death of him that is born, and sure the birth of him that is dead."

Hindu belief is one of reincarnation. Thus the beginning of the quote "For sure is the death of him that is born," meaning that once someone is born their death is certian and an ennevedable part of the cycle of life. The goal of life in Hindu belief is to enlighten yourself and release yourself of all earthly possesions and become a Brahmaloka the highest level of spirtual enlightenment and have no need for a place on earth. So, people are reincarnated into new beings based on their actions in their previous life. For instance, if your cruel and evil you will be reicarnated as a beast, and if you are virtuous you will be rich and brilliant. Thus the second part of the quote, "...and sure the birth of him that is dead" meaning once one dies it is certain you will be reincarnated into another being.

hindus believe that there is only one certain thing in life and it is that you are going to die eventually. A hindus believe in recarnation. Death is viewed as a natural aspect of life, the rituals that should be performed surrounding it, and the many possible destinations of the soul after departure from its earthly existence. Cremation is a ritual designed to do much more than dispose of the body; it is intended to release the soul from its earthly existence. Hindus believe that cremation is most spiritually beneficial to the departed soul. in the end hindus want to accomplish everything they can on earth and they are not finished until they can complete this task and then move on to the next stage in their life.

in the hindu religion, they believe the only certain thing that happens in life is death. this means that because you were born that you will die no matter what. the preparations for the body is to cleanse the body, cloth it and adore it. after all that is done the usual ritaul is to be cremated. they believe this is the best way for the soul to be released from its earthly body and have its soul be guided to heaven by yama. they say that if the soul is not cremated it may be suck on earth foe day/months. another one of their rituals is to go through the 11 day ritual called "shraddha". It consists of daily offerings of rice balls, called pindas, whichis symbolic for the body for the dead. on the twelevth day they believe that the soul finally goes to heaven. if they were bad indivduals when they lived on earth, hinduism says that once you die you come back to life as another person an you live with the karma of your previous life. if you were an evil person in your previous life then you be reincarnated as an animal, usually some ort of prey.

The Hindu beliefe is that when the body dies the soul will live on. This quote is telling us that there is life after death. The soul will leave the body and cremation will occure. Being cremated the soul will live on and if you dont cremate the body the soul will stay in the body for days and there will not be life after death. There standard cremation ceremony begins cleansing dressing and adorning the body it is then carried to the cremation ground and prayers chant to Yama, helping the soul move on. After that they have an 11 day ritual called shraddha is preformed to ensure the passage.
Heather Francis

In the Hindu religion they believe that one thing in life is certain; Death. They believe that after an 11 day ritual after death the spirt is released and is reincarnated and their next journey in life is based on their thoughts and actions in the past life. This is viewed as a natural aspect of life and is followed by many rituals. Hindus believe in cremation of the body so the spirit does not stay on earth for days or possibly months. After the body is almost completely burned the eldest son cracks the skull of his parent to "release the soul." The soul can be reincarnated into many things; an evil man may become and animal, worm, insect, moths, etc.

The basis of the Hindu religion is that the soul reincarnates again and again, in a cycle. Hindus believe that they will be reborn into a life dependent on their past and what they have done previously. Death is seen as a natural occurrence, and there is always explanation given as to why the soul died. Hindus cremate their bodies. They believe that this releases the soul from the earth it lived on. They think the soul will stay as long as the body physically stays, so if the body is gone, the soul is released. The quote is talking about this cyclical part of existence of the soul. With the death and birth interchanged in the quote, it is saying that life is death and death is life. There is no beginning or end, everything is just a cycle. It is said that "bad" souls will be reincarnated as animals. After he is reborn again, he will be sick, crippled, or handicapped in some manner as punishment.

"For sure is the death of him that is born, and sure the birth of him that is dead" - The Bhagavad Gita

I think this is reffering to the fact that his diend ables him to be born in to the heavenly realm, where he waits to be reincarnated, and the birth that is dead is when he comes from the celestial stage back into human form. Which means his spiritual form dies and he is reborn continuing the process over and over again.