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Comparing The Afterlife In Jainism, And Taoism

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For my essay topic I will be discussing how the afterlife is described in Jainism, Taoism, and Judaism. In addition, I will describe it in more detail on how to attain a more favorable effect or to achieve the potential superlative afterlife. Moreover, examining and explaining the different descriptions of the afterlife within each religion.
I chose to write about this topic because the topic is interested to learn more about afterlife based on different religions. Due to the journey of afterlife it can be challenging to see the purpose of life and possibly we can achieve adequate information through observing into the different afterlives. I will attempt to get to the differences and the basis of their beliefs which make each of these religions …show more content…

10 November 2015. .
I chose this source because it provided me with a lot of information about Judaism which can help me to compare it with other religions and their beliefs about afterlife. The source is well detailed which is very helpful to write my essay.
Eng, Khoo Boo. A Simple Approach To Taoism. Singapore: Partridge, 2014.
This source is great to use because it is a book based on Taoism. This book provided me good information about Tao people and their beliefs on the afterlife which widened my knowledge and it is a credible source to use for my essay.
Lewis M. Hopfe, Mark R. Woodward, & Brett Hendrickson. Religions of the World. 2016
This source is a textbook based on all of the religions of the world. This book is very detailed and well written on each of these religions which provides me with sufficient information for comparing the different descriptions within each religion for my essay.
Long, Jeffery D. Jainism. I.B. Tauris, 2009.
This source provides the facts on Jainism. It was very understanding and I learned a lot from this article which can help me to write my essay. It is detailed and well written by Dr. Jeffery D Long who is a professor of religion and Asian study in

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