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Belief in an eternal afterlife, either in Heaven or Hell, based on one's earthly life and faith in Jesus Christ.

The soul is immortal and enters the body at birth, with death releasing it to an afterlife with rewards or punishments based on life's actions.

Most Stoics believed the soul was mortal and perished with the body; some thought the soul survived until the eventual conflagration of the cosmos.

The afterlife is not a primary focus, but beliefs include joining ancestral spirits and becoming kami after death.

Focus is on ethical living with less emphasis on an afterlife; ancestral veneration is important.

Belief in an elaborate journey to the afterlife, with eternal life dependent on a moral life and proper burial rites.

Belief in a day of judgment which determines whether one will spend eternity in Paradise or Hell.

While diverse, existentialists typically emphasize individual existence and choice, with uncertainty about an afterlife.

Most atheists believe that death is the end of existence, with no conscious afterlife.

Beliefs vary, some envision an afterlife with heavenly realms or immortality through alignment with the Tao.

Belief in a cycle of rebirth which is escaped through meditation on God and righteous living, merging with God in the afterlife.

Varied beliefs ranging from resurrection at the end of days to the possibility of an afterlife in the World to Come (Olam Ha-Ba).

Belief in reincarnation and an afterlife known as the Summerland, where souls rest before being reincarnated.

Death is viewed as the end of individual existence, with focus on meaning and ethics during life rather than an afterlife.

Belief in a cycle of rebirth, or samsara, governed by karma; soul (atman) eventually aims to merge with the absolute (Brahman).

Belief in the separation of good and evil after death, with souls being led to Heaven or Hell based on their deeds.

The soul is trapped in a cycle of rebirth (samsara) which can be escaped through living a life of non-violence and righteousness.

Continues Platonic thought with an emphasis on the One and the soul's journey to return to it after death.

Belief in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth, ultimately aiming for nirvana to escape the cycle.