Hinduism - Death and the afterlife AO1, AO2, AO3

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In this piece of coursework I am going to describe the teachings and beliefs of Hinduism about death and what might happen afterwards.

Hindus believe that when you die, your soul lives on and you are reborn as something else. They believe that Atman (your soul) lives on forever even when you die, and is transferred to something else. This is backed up by a quote which can be found in the Bhagavad Gita.

"This soul residing in the bodies of all can never be slain; therefore it does not behove you to grieve for anybody"

Bhagavad Gita 2:30

The quote is referring to Atman saying that it can never be killed and won't go away. Hindus believe something called re-incarnation takes place. Re-incarnation is the rebirth of a soul into another body. For example when someone dies there soul would leave there body and enter someone else's.

"The death of him who is born is certain; and the rebirth of him who is dead is inevitable."

Bhagavad Gita 2:27

This quote is saying that the person will definitely die and will definitely be reborn; this proves what Hindus