What implications does Jesus' resurrection have for religions that believe in reincarnation/rebirth?

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Jesus died and had a bodily resurrection and remains alive to this day, which would seem to indicate that he defied the laws of karma and wasn’t reborn or reincarnated after death, even though he strayed from the dharma.

What do religions like Hinduism and Buddhism believe about this?
 
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CatholicHere_Hi said:
Jesus died and had a bodily resurrection and remains alive to this day, which would seem to indicate that he defied the laws of karma and wasn’t reborn or reincarnated after death, even though he strayed from the dharma.

What do religions like Hinduism and Buddhism believe about this?
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I wouldn’t think they care at all. They don’t believe in Jesus or his Resurrection. They don’t believe he is God.
 
From the Buddhist point of view, Jesus is usually considered to be a Bodhisattva. Bodhisattvas are born, die and are reborn all the time, so in that sense Jesus is nothing special.

Bodhisattvas can be reborn as humans or as gods (small ‘g’), so if Jesus died as a man, was reborn as a god and reappeared on earth in his divine aspect then that would explain the Resurrection in Buddhist terms.

In Buddhism karma applies to all living beings, including both gods and Bodhisattvas. The only way to avoid it is not to be reborn after you die, as with the Buddha.

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CatholicHere_Hi:
Jesus died and had a bodily resurrection and remains alive to this day, which would seem to indicate that he defied the laws of karma and wasn’t reborn or reincarnated after death, even though he strayed from the dharma.

What do religions like Hinduism and Buddhism believe about this?
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I wouldn’t think they care at all. They don’t believe in Jesus or his Resurrection. They don’t believe he is God.
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This is not true - many Hindus believe in Jesus, not as a ‘God’ but as an Avatar - a human into whom God has descended. I don’t think they give much thought to the ‘Resurrection’. Whether it is true or not, it does not make any difference to the belief in reincarnation. Reincarnation applies to all ordinary human beings, who have to live many, many lives until they achieve liberation or moksha. Whether reincarnation applies similarly to Avatars or not is not really a major issue or concern.
 
resurrection is NOT reincarnation!

Jesus returned in the same flesh he died in…a totally different concept than reincarnation.
 
openmind77 said:
This is not true - many Hindus believe in Jesus, not as a ‘God’ but as an Avatar - a human into whom God has descended. I don’t think they give much thought to the ‘Resurrection’. Whether it is true or not, it does not make any difference to the belief in reincarnation. Reincarnation applies to all ordinary human beings, who have to live many, many lives until they achieve liberation or moksha. Whether reincarnation applies similarly to Avatars or not is not really a major issue or concern.
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My point is that they are false religions so why would Christianity (the true religion) bother them at all.
 
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openmind77:
This is not true - many Hindus believe in Jesus, not as a ‘God’ but as an Avatar - a human into whom God has descended. I don’t think they give much thought to the ‘Resurrection’. Whether it is true or not, it does not make any difference to the belief in reincarnation. Reincarnation applies to all ordinary human beings, who have to live many, many lives until they achieve liberation or moksha. Whether reincarnation applies similarly to Avatars or not is not really a major issue or concern.
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My point is that they are false religions so why would Christianity (the true religion) bother them at all.
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I am not sure what you mean by ‘bother’ them. Christianity does not ‘bother’ them. But Hindus are interested in all men of God - all Avatars sent by God. We believe that there can be many of them, born in any country or religion at any time - although a major one like Jesus probably occurs only once every few thousand years.
 
Yes, but how would Jesus’ Resurrection affect the perception of reincarnation in ie Hinduism?
 
Kei said:
Yes, but how would Jesus’ Resurrection affect the perception of reincarnation in ie Hinduism?
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I have not heard any Hindu person (or text) talk much about the Resurrection. It seems like a non-event to them. They just assume that any Avatar is capable of such miracles . For instance, here is a famous Hindu guru writing about someone else’s resurrection: https://www.crystalclarity.com/yogananda/chapter-43/
So the resurrection if it is fact, does not affect the belief in reincarnation in any way.
 
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I see. Seems more like a vision to me but I guess that’s how they see it.
 
Kei said:
I see. Seems more like a vision to me but I guess that’s how they see it.
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Actually this ‘vision’ or ‘resurrection’ is not all that well known among Hindus or considered that important. (But he did physically touch and hug that vision).
 
Wouldn’t this contradict the teaching of impermanence if this person resurrected and bypassed any reincarnation or cessation?
 
Well…more like an embodiment of an Astral being but why do I gotta try being so precise?
 
Well… If I have pad thai noodles or yaki soba they are still truly noodles and it doesn’t matter if they are reincarnated or not because all I care about is eating them and having a good time.

Edit: same thing goes for naan and curry.
 
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“CatholicHere_Hi said:
Jesus died and had a bodily resurrection and remains alive to this day, which would seem to indicate that he defied the laws of karma and wasn’t reborn or reincarnated after death, even though he strayed from the dharma.

What do religions like Hinduism and Buddhism believe about this?
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Hello,
I’m not Buddhist or Hindu but I’m in a faith system that believes in reincarnation. I’ll be happy to answer any questions you might have, however, I don’t understand what your asking above. What laws of Karma did he defy and how did he stray from dharma.
 
Kei said:
Well…more like an embodiment of an Astral being but why do I gotta try being so precise?
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Yes, it does sound like an astral body which apparently felt quite physical to the person viewing/touching. But are we sure that the Jesus’s resurrection was not similar?
 
Yes, Jesus had a bodily Resurrection, as in He died and then bodily came back to life in glory. His tomb was empty.
 
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Wouldn’t this contradict the teaching of impermanence if this person resurrected and bypassed any reincarnation or cessation?
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Impermanence is more of Buddhist concept rather than a Hindu one. However, for whatever reason, Hindus don’t seem that astounded by or interested in the resurrection of Jesus.
 
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I don’t understand what your asking above. What laws of Karma did he defy and how did he stray from dharma.
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Many of Jesus’ teachings are directly contradictory to religions like Buddhism and Hinduism. He claims to be God Almighty, there is a permanent self, this world is not an illusion, we are not all one, there is such thing as sin, the only way to salvation is through God, The world had a beginning and end, time is linear, etc. …These are doctrines Buddhists and some Hindus claim as false and led by deception, ignorance, and attachment…thus Jesus would still be bound by the karmic cycle of rebirth for his wrong view. When he died, he would be reborn into a different life form and wouldn’t reach nirvana yet…but he didn’t have a rebirth after death, he came back to life as he was and is still alive to this day. So he defied the karmic cycle and he also defied impermanence.
 
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