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Rebirth
In religion, the state of being spiritually born again. The concept is evident within the major world religions, either encompassing ideas of returning to earth in a different form, reincarnation, as in Hinduism, or the destination after death being separate from earth, for example heaven and hell in Christianity.
In Sikhism, there is believed to be a recurring cycle of birth, life, and death, called samsara. The accumulation of favourable or unfavourable karma throughout one's life determines the state of rebirth. Liberation from the cycle can be achieved by following the guidance of the gurus and thereby gaining consciousness with God, Waheguru.
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