What primary purpose does a citation serve in a work of history

a. it allows readers to evaluate a source for themselves
b. it acts as an official stamp of accuracy for the historian
c. it confirms for the reader that an interpretation is true
d. it reveals important information about the historian

studies show tha in 7.5 billion years from now, the expanding sun will engulf, and destroy, the earth.

atman means 'eternal self'. the atman refers to the real self beyond ego or false self. it is often referred to as 'spirit' or 'soul' and indicates our true self or essence which underlies our existence.

there are many interesting perspectives on the self in hinduism ranging from the self as eternal servant of god to the self as being identified with god. the understanding of the self as eternal supports the idea of reincarnation in that the same eternal being can inhabit temporary bodies.

the idea of atman entails the idea of the self as a spiritual rather than material being and thus there is a strong dimension of hinduism which emphasises detachment from the material world and promotes practices such as asceticism. thus it could be said that in this world, a spiritual being, the atman, has a human experience rather than a human being having a spiritual experience.

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