Oh cruel fate, why was I born a dog? Options

[*My Cinderella.*]

Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and other religions believe in dharma, which is basically tasks that one needs to complete in their lifetime. Do you believe that the form of life something or someone takes (such as a fish or dog) represents how they acted in their past lives? For example, do you think that a rapist years back could be the roach in your kitchen to this day? Or on a positive outlook, a kind and generous poor man could reborn into the prince of Thailand. What do you think?

[Simba]

Karma I know, dharma, not so much.

Anyhow, actions a person has committed during a lifetime will most certainly reflect the body someone will acquire during transmigration. The consciousness a person has at the time of death will reflect the body they will receive next. If a person eats and eats and eats, a likely outcome as a body after death would be a pig. Also, if a person has sexual desires in mind and has also accumulated good karma, they will be given a body fit for this person's desires.

It should be understood that a person usually only transmigrates to an animal body due to bad karma, whereas bearing an animal body is like serving a punishment. (An animal has very low capability when it comes to logic and advanced knowledge.)

It should be noted, that, in order for this to be true, reincarnation must also be true.