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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Death is the end of both the body and the soul; there is no conscious afterlife to fear or anticipate.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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