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A Hindu man meditates near the holy city of Varanasi. For Hindus, the ultimate purpose of life is to understand God.

At the heart of Hinduism is a belief in an eternal spiri- tual truth, called Brahman, from whom all existence comes. The purpose of life, Hindus say, is to understand this truth and to understand our own spiritual identity as the eternal atma , or soul. Hindus believe that the soul is eternal and lives many lifetimes, in one body after another. Being reborn in a new body is called reincarnation . The soul is sometimes born in

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