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..invent, perhaps is an inappropriate term to use here because reincarnation is a theoretical construct [substance] to support an ideology; a conceptual tool if you like, which is compatible with metaphysical philosophy of ancient India. It is Hindu, and the question to ask is "who are the Hindus" ?..European term coined around medieval times during the "great works of the alchemists".....from an institutional perspective, I'd say yes, it is from within Hindu thought, but by definition it is wide and is as old as humankind for it is a form of concentration. Reading and writing have been considered as meditation....creative "energy", an emergent of an absolute being [Brahm]. Yes ! again, it is Hindu ideology upon which the idea of "God" [Ikonkar] has been developed by Baba Nanak and shared by the majority of the exponents of Gurbani.
..invent, perhaps is an inappropriate term to use here because reincarnation is a theoretical construct [substance] to support an ideology; a conceptual tool if you like, which is compatible with metaphysical philosophy of ancient India. It is Hindu, and the question to ask is "who are the Hindus" ?
..European term coined around medieval times during the "great works of the alchemists".
....from an institutional perspective, I'd say yes, it is from within Hindu thought, but by definition it is wide and is as old as humankind for it is a form of concentration. Reading and writing have been considered as meditation.
...creative "energy", an emergent of an absolute being [Brahm]. Yes ! again, it is Hindu ideology upon which the idea of "God" [Ikonkar] has been developed by Baba Nanak and shared by the majority of the exponents of Gurbani.
