Hindus believe that the atman, or soul, was created at the beginning of time, is imprisoned in the body at birth, and moves on at death to another body in a continuous cycle of reincarnations.
यह विश्‍वास मसीहीजगत के हज़ारों धर्मों और सम्प्रदायों में लगभग सर्वसामान्य है ।