Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
The Afterlife & Resurrection
What happens after we die? This is perhaps humanity's most persistent question, and every major religion offers a vision of what lies beyond death. From bodily resurrection and paradise to reincarnation and nirvana, these teachings shape how believers understand the purpose and meaning of earthly life.
Across the World's Religions
Christianity
- Practice
- Resurrection, Heaven, Hell, Purgatory
- Key Text
- John 11:25; 1 Corinthians 15:51-57
Islam
- Practice
- Akhirah — Jannah (paradise), Jahannam (hell)
- Key Text
- Quran 36:51-54, 56:11-26
Judaism
- Practice
- Olam Ha-Ba (World to Come), Gehinnom
- Key Text
- Daniel 12:2; Isaiah 26:19
Hinduism
- Practice
- Reincarnation (samsara), Moksha (liberation)
- Key Text
- Bhagavad Gita 2:19-22; Katha Upanishad 1.2
Buddhism
- Practice
- Rebirth, Nirvana (cessation of suffering)
- Key Text
- MN 26 (Ariyapariyesana Sutta)