Gilgul (reincarnation)
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Gilgul (reincarnation) is a central Kabbalistic doctrine describing the transmigration of souls through multiple lifetimes for spiritual rectification and completion of divine commandments.
Aliases (2)
- Gilgul ×48
- Gilgul neshamot ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kabbalistic doctrine
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concept in Jewish mysticism → |
| aimsAt |
completion of divine commandments
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spiritual rectification → |
| appliesTo |
Jewish souls
→
righteous among the nations (in some views) → |
| associatedConcept |
nefesh
→
neshama → ruach → soul purification → soul rectification → tikkun → tikkun ha-nefesh → tikkun ha-olam → |
| contrastedWith |
one-life eschatology
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| cosmologicalContext |
Kabbalistic view of creation
GENERATED
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doctrine of shevirat ha-kelim → doctrine of tikkun → |
| describes |
reincarnation across multiple lifetimes
→
transmigration of souls → |
| developedIn |
Lurianic Kabbalah
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| eschatologicalContext |
World to Come
GENERATED
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resurrection of the dead → |
| etymology |
from Hebrew root meaning "to roll" or "to cycle"
→
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| expoundedBy |
Hayyim Vital
→
Isaac Luria GENERATED → |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gilgul neshamot
→
reincarnation in Kabbalah → transmigration of souls → |
| hasDoctrinalStatus |
central in Lurianic Kabbalah
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non-universal in classical rabbinic Judaism → |
| historicalDevelopment |
systematized by Isaac Luria
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| languageOfOrigin |
Hebrew
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| mayInvolve |
return in human form
GENERATED
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return in non-human form (in some Kabbalistic sources) → |
| moralFunction |
consequence of sins
→
mechanism of divine justice → opportunity for repentance → |
| primaryText |
Etz Chaim
→
Shaar HaGilgulim → Zohar → |
| relatedPractice |
kavanot in prayer
GENERATED
→
mitzvah observance for tikkun → |
| religiousTradition |
Judaism
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| subtradition |
Kabbalah
GENERATED
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| teleology |
completion of a soul’s mission
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fulfillment of mitzvot GENERATED → repair of past spiritual failures → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Kabbalah
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coreConcept |
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Gilgul
("Gilgul neshamot")
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hasAlternativeName |