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In Hindu and Buddhist theology as it pertains to reincarnation, an anagami (or anaagaamii) is a "non-returner"; after death, he will not be reborn back into the human world, and will instead appear in one of the Brahma worlds called the Pure Abodes. He will attain Nirvana there. A Hindu (also spelt Hindoo) is an adherent of philosophies and scriptures of Hindu religion. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It can also refer to the study of other religious topics. ... Past Lives redirects here. ... The word rebirth has a number of not-quite-identical spiritual and religious meanings, including: Reincarnation, Buddhist Rebirth (sometimes called emanation), Potentially any situation where ones outlook on life is strongly changed or redefined: in the case of born-again Christians, for instance. ... Brahma (written Brahmā in IAST transliteration) (Devanagari ब्रह्मा, pronounced as brəhmα:) is the Hindu creator god, and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. ... ...


An Anagami has abandoned the five lower fetters that bind the mind to the cycle of rebirth. An Anagami is thus partially enlightened, and on the way to perfect and complete Enlightenment. Bodhi (Pali and Sanskrit. ...


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