What views do major religions and philosophies take on reincarnation?
Judaism The mystical school of Judaism is called Kabbalah and the teachings are said to have been handed down from teacher to pupil in an unbroken line going all the way back to Abraham. Kabbalists have over the centuries verified reincarnation (or gilgul as it is known in Hebrew) through their own perception of the truth via spiritual enlightenment. The man most responsible for bringing reincarnation into more mainstream Judaism was Rabbi Isaac Luria, a great mystic whose teachings have been given status as a primary authority. Accordingly, orthodox Jews have reincarnation as a mainstream part of their faith, though surprisingly it has not been a particularly well-known aspect of it at all outside the clergy. References and further reading: • Rabbi Isaac Luria (1534-1572 also known as the ARI or the ARIZAL), renowned as the greatest Kabbalist of modern times and the only Jewish sage ever to be referred to as “the godly”. It is said that at times, Elijah appeared in order to teach him,
