Reincarnation is the belief that the non-physical essence of a living being (soul, consciousness) an eternal part of a being that moves from one body to another, survives bodily death, and is reborn into a new physical body, potentially human, animal, or other, continuing a cycle of life, death, and rebirth (also called transmigration or metempsychosis). Central to Eastern religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, this process is often linked to karma, The law of cause and effect; good deeds lead to better rebirths, evil deeds to worse in which actions in one life determine the circumstances of the next, with the ultimate goal being spiritual evolution or liberation (Moksha, Nirvana) from the cycle The continuous loop of rebirth, driven by karma To achieve spiritual perfection, enlightenment, or freedom, ending the cycle of reincarnation.