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