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The relation between the Druze faith and the far eastern thinking isobscure. One of the main evidences is the belief in reincarnation, butthere is a main difference between the Druze and the Hindus concerningthis issue. Unlike the Hindus, the Druze DO NOT believe in the transmigrationof the human soul from the human body to animal, plant or inorganic substances.The human soul transmigrates only from human body to another human bodyand maintains the same gender. A male into male, and female into a female.This difference is accompanied also by another difference which is thebelief in sanction. The human soul is rewarded or punished eternally onthe Judgement Day. There is no Nirvana because the human soul cannot existwithout a body. The attachment of the soul to the consecutive bodies iseternal in this world, and in the future world. Such ideas make it difficultto find the clue which relates the Druze faith to Indian religions. Whatis certain is that there has been no??? relation between the Druze andsome Indian personalities and one of them is mentioned in the books ofthe Druze's Wisdom, and there is a special Epistle which is named the Epistleof India. Moreover, one of the Druze authors claimed to find many epistlessent to India, and he classified them in a book. This book is regardedby the Druze intellectuals as an important reference, but the Druze sheikhsrefuse to accept it as one of their books.