That night as they approach a village, they see a bright flame rising into the dark sky. As they get nearer, the Buddhist missionary says a prayer. He seems happy rather than sad, which puzzles the Chinese merchant. Later, they are told that an old woman who led a fine but poor life of serving others has died. The Chinese merchant pities her, imagining that her life was spent in misery. But neither the Buddhist monk nor the villagers seem concerned. Instead, they seem to welcome her death. "Perhaps she has reached the end of her cycle of rebirth," notes the Buddhist missionary. The reaction of the villagers and the Buddhist missionary to the death of the poor old woman reveals a belief found in
A. Hinduism
B. Buddhism
C. both Hinduism and Buddhism