Scriptural Support for Reincarnation in Hinduism
Hindu texts contain numerous rebirth references. The Bhagavad Gita states: “As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, similarly, the soul accepts new material bodies, giving up old useless ones.” The Mundaka Upanishad compares reincarnation to a caterpillar moving between leaves. The Garuda Purana details precise mechanisms of death and rebirth, describing how consciousness transfers between bodies during transition states.