Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Resurrection & Rebirth
The possibility of life after death — whether through bodily resurrection or cyclical rebirth — offers hope and shapes ethical behavior across traditions. These doctrines express the conviction that death is a transition, not an ending.
Across the World's Religions
Christianity
- Practice
- Bodily resurrection of the dead at Christ's return
- Key Text
- 1 Corinthians 15:42-44; John 5:28-29; Romans 8:11
Islam
- Practice
- Yawm al-Ba'th — Day of Resurrection; bodily raising
- Key Text
- Quran 75:1-6, 22:7
Judaism
- Practice
- Techiyat HaMetim — resurrection of the dead in Messianic age
- Key Text
- Daniel 12:2; Ezekiel 37:1-14; Isaiah 26:19
Hinduism
- Practice
- Punarjanma (rebirth) — soul transmigrates based on karma
- Key Text
- Bhagavad Gita 2:22; 4:5; Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.4.2
Buddhism
- Practice
- Punabbhava (re-becoming) — rebirth driven by craving and karma
- Key Text
- SN 12.2; MN 43; Dhammapada 153-154