release of a hindu from a cycle of rebirths is known as moksha.
release of a hindu from a cycle of rebirths is known as moksha.
release of a hindu from a cycle of rebirths is known as?
moksha
asceticism in one of its most intense forms can be found in one of the oldest religions, known as jainism. ascetic life may include nakedness symbolizing non-possession of even clothes, fasting, body mortification, penance and other austerities, in order to burn away past karma and stop producing new karma, both of which are believed in jainism to be essential for reaching "siddha" and "moksha" (liberation from rebirths, salvation). in jainism, the ultimate goal of life is to achieve the liberation of soul from endless cycle of rebirths (moksha from samsara), which requires ethical living and asceticism. most of the austerities and ascetic practices can be traced back to vardhaman mahavira, the twenty-fourth "fordmaker" or tirthankara who practiced 12 years of asceticism before reaching enlightenment.
asceticism
a social rationale for the hindu concept of rebirth in hell is evident in the metric work of the manusmrti: a written discourse focused on the “law of the social classes”. a large portion of it is designed to help people of the hindu faith understand evil deeds (pätaka) and their karmic consequences in various hellish rebirths. the manusmrti, however, does not go into explicit detail of each hell. for this we turn to the bhagavata purana. the manusmrti lists multiple levels of hell in which a person can be reborn into. the punishments in each of these consecutive hells is directly related to the crimes (pätaka) of the current life and how these deeds will affect the next reincarnation during the cycle of saṃsāra this concept provides structure to society in which crimes have exacting consequences. an opposite social facet to these hellish rebirths is the precise way in which a person can redeem himself/herself from a particular crime through a series of vows (such as fasting, water purification rituals, chanting, and even sacrifices). these vows must take place during the same life cycle that the crimes were committed in. these religious lessons assist the societal structure by defining approved and unapproved social behavior.
naraka (hinduism)