परम्परागत भनाई अनुसार कुनै मृत व्यक्तिको आत्मानै भूत हुन्छ।
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भूत साधारणतया कुनै मृत व्यक्तिको [[आत्मा]] हो भन्ने गरिन्छ.
There are many stories about ghosts in [[book]]s and [[movie]]s. Sometimes the ghost is the spirit of a person who was killed by enemies or who died in a scary way. The ghost may stay on Earth because he or she is angry due to some problem in life and wants to scare people or to harm his or her enemies. Sometimes ghosts are said to live in a particular locality, for example an abandoned house, and when occupants come they tease them to drive away or cause serious damage to the occupants.
Sometimes the ghosts in these stories exist because of some problem the person had during life, that was not solved before he or she died. The ghost stays on the Earth trying to fix the problem. If the problem is fixed, the ghost can leave the Earth. Many ghosts stay on Earth also because they have died younger or have had sudden or abrupt deaths. Many people claim to have seen or heard ghosts. People who try to talk to ghosts as their job are called Mediums.
Many people believe they have seen ghosts. Others believe they have felt ghosts near them. Often the ghost is said to appear as a feeling of cold and a light or a misty cloud, but sometimes people say they have seen ghosts that look more like people. Sometimes ghosts are said to come in human form, that is, in the body of a person. Some ghosts might cause fear in the person who sees them, by being seen suddenly. Some ghosts are said to be friendly and help people who are in problems.
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भूत साधारणतया कुनै मृत व्यक्तिको [[आत्मा]] हो भन्ने गरिन्छ. तर सबै आत्मा भूत हुँदैनन् | भूत भन्नाले ति आात्मा बुझिन्छन् जसको क्रियाक्रम पूरा नभएको, अस्वभाविक मृत्यु भएको, अस्वभाविक भन्नुको अर्थ अल्पायुमै मर्नु, भीर बाट लडेर मर्नु जस्ता भयानक कष्ट भोगी मरेकाहरूको आत्मा मात्रै भूत बन्छ भन्ने विश्वास गरिन्छ | कतिपय मान्छे भूतमा विश्वास गर्छन् त कतिले भूत हुने कुरा पटक्कै मान्दैनन्| उनिहरू भन्छन्, यो खालि दृष्टिभ्रम र मानसिक डर मात्र हो |
