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TIL in traditional Buddhist cosmology, one could reincarnate into not just a human, but also an animal, a tormented being in hell, a god in heaven, etc. All of them are mortal, and will reincarnate within or between realms. This belief helped Buddhism to overlap with other religious traditions

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TIL in traditional Buddhist cosmology, one could reincarnate into not just a human, but also an animal, a tormented being in hell, a god in heaven, etc. All of them are mortal, and will reincarnate within or between realms. This belief helped Buddhism to overlap with other religious traditions

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