What is the Hindu view of the nature of atonement and purification as related to the afterlife, and how does this compare with Christianity?

What are the similarities and differences between the nature of atonement and purification as it relates to the afterlife, with respect to Christianity and Hinduism? I am trying to gather more information as to how the nature of atonement and purification in both Christianity and Hinduism relate to one another or contrast in respect to the afterlife.

Clarify • Share • Report • Asked January 15 2015 • Shawn Earnest