| Samsara | | | | rebirths range from the smallest of bacteria's and |
| In the time of Buddha's enlightening most people in India | | | | minerals to be reborn as a God. There are in fact six |
| believed in reincarnation. In Buddhism as well as in | | | | different worlds and six different beings one can be |
| Hinduism the thought about rebirth is one of the | | | | reborn in: hell beings, ghosts, animals. humans, jealous |
| strongest components of the two religions. The | | | | gods, gods. Not even the Gods are permanent in the |
| process of endless birth and rebirth is Samsara and is | | | | Buddhist belief and them to have to enter the wheel of |
| having no beginning or end. It what way you will be | | | | Samsara. Previous to the time of the Buddha many |
| reborn is determent by Karma. The best definition | | | | thinkers and philosophers had tried to solve the eternal |
| about Karma would be action. Good action equals | | | | chain of rebirth to break the cycle of samsara and |
| good karma, and a bad action equals bad karma. If a | | | | suffering. Buddha solved the mystery and his |
| person has accumulated an advantage of karma this | | | | knowledge has been passed from generations for |
| person should be reborn in a better position compared | | | | over 2,500 years. |
| to the present life. The range of different possible | | | | |