I want to start a thread the reflects on some of the belief's of other religions, other cultures, who have included Reincarnation as part of their belief system.
Please feel free to post an excerpt from an ancient text or the research of historians or prominent authors who have found evidence within various traditions and or religions.
I'll start -
The Sioux Indian. -
The Batak people of Indonesia believe that ....
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The Ojibway Indians --
Anyone know of more? If not - I will add more later.
Please feel free to post an excerpt from an ancient text or the research of historians or prominent authors who have found evidence within various traditions and or religions.
I'll start -
The Sioux Indian. -
Many of the Indians believed that one may be born more than once, and there were some who claimed to have full knowledge of a former incarnation. ---Ohiyesa - 1911
The Batak people of Indonesia believe that ....
...
everything a person experiences is determined by his or her soul, or toni, which reincarnates from one body to the next and is a medium capable of reproducing not only the behavior, but the physical attributes of the persons former self. Michael Talbot.
The Ojibway Indians --
...believed a person's life is scripted by an invisible spirit or soul and is laid out in a manner that promotes growth and development. If the person dies without completing all the lessons they need to learn, their spirit body returns and is reborn in another physical body. Michael Talbot
Anyone know of more? If not - I will add more later.