Hinduism developed the fundamental idea of the Dharmachakra (Wheel of life) through conceptualising the concepts of Dharma, Karma, and Moksha/Nirvana. Hinduism views the processes of the World as cyclical, and finds it illogical to consider that we are given a single life. Hindus see this cyclical nature of Cosmos as embedded within it, as they believe that life is reincarnated endlessly with clear laws. What we know of Hinduism has been derived from the Vedas: Rig, Yajur, Sama & Atharva. The final evolution of the Vedas can be found in the Upanishads where the emphasis is on the Atman (Self), and how an individual is able to be at one with Brahman (the impersonal absolute cosmic power) and escape the Samsara (the endless cycle of life and …show more content…
Hinduism views the processes of the World as cyclical, and finds it illogical to consider that we are given a single life. Hindus see this cyclical nature of Cosmos as embedded within it, as they believe that life is reincarnated endlessly with clear laws. What we know of Hinduism has been derived from the Vedas: Rig, Yajur, Sama & Atharva. The final evolution of the Vedas can be found in the Upanishads where the emphasis is on the Atman (Self), and how an individual is able to be at one with Brahman (the impersonal absolute cosmic power) and escape the Samsara (the endless cycle of life and death) until one obtains Moksha (Liberation) in Brahman. The Upanishads explain the Brahmanical view on the nature of the self, summarised as four major thesis: •The Self exists •The Self is immortal and without beginning or end •The Self is essentially non-material •The Self is identical with Brahman (the highest …show more content…
It is understood as the inescapable law of causality; any action results in a further action. The individual can shape their Karma, but it cannot be shaped externally. Lives form a cycle of reincarnation within the Dharmachakra (Wheel of life), with the fundamental aim to improve ourselves and better dissolve our Karma until it is in full accordance with the absolute law of Dharma. If actions of an individual are in conflict with one’s Dharma (doing things that are not right according to the self), their life’s Karma will not lead them to be able to attain Moksha and reincarnate as a higher