''Punarjanman'' ( sa, पुनर्जन्मन्) in
Hinduism is a
Sanskrit word that refers to "repeated birth", "transmigration", "
re-birth" or "a principle of
diachronic ontogeny".
[Bodewitz, H. (2019). Table of Contents. In Heilijgers D., Houben J., & Van Kooij K. (Eds.), ''Vedic Cosmology and Ethics: Selected Studies'' (pp. V-X). LEIDEN; BOSTON: Brill. Retrieved September 8, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctvrxk42v.2] According to Y. Krishan, the ultimate goal of the
Indian religions
Indian religions, sometimes also termed Dharmic religions or Indic religions, are the religions that originated in the Indian subcontinent. These religions, which include Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism,Adams, C. J."Classification of ...
, such as
Hinduism,
Buddhism,
Jainism,
Sikhism, and that of the
Upanishads, has been based on attainment of ''
moksha'',
nirvana, and consequently the termination of ''punarjanman'' or 'rebirth'.
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Hindu philosophical concepts
Moksha
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