Big Questions

Big Questions: What is the ultimate god? What is the nature of the person? What happens to us after death?

Hinduism believes in one god but they accept the beliefs of many gods. Gandhi believed in love, non-violence, and compassion and he shared his views with his poeple. They believe in rebirth and you can move up or down in the caste system depending on how you lived your life.
Buddhism believes the ultimate god is Budda. He wants you to find your own enlightment instead of depending on the gods for their help and support.They believe in reincarnation and Budda felt the combination of birth, death, and rebirth is what makes up the human personality. Jainism feels a person is bound to life because of the Karma they acquire. The individual must acquire the release from the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. A person is freed from matter only by hir or her own actions. Jainism acknowledges the existenceof gods but does not rely on them for help. They believe in reincarnation and they feel a happy or sad life is determined by your actions in a previous life. Sikhism believes in on god whom they call the Unseen. They accept the principle of reincarnation. They believe the spirit of Nanak was reincarnated in the bodies of those gurus who succeeded him as the leaders of Sikhism. They believe people continue to acquire karma and live again and again until they are freed from this cycle. The people are different from some of the other religions because they believe they are the primary creation and are free to kill and eat animals.