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Module 3 Week 11 Reflection
Sharon L. Hicks
Central Georgia Technical College
Death and Dying
GERT 1080
Dr. Edna Primas
March 24, 2016

Consult the Internet; investigate the similarities and differences in the conceptions of death in Hinayana (Theravada), Mahayana, Tantrayana, and Zen Buddhism. Conceptions Of Death
Religion Hinayana -Theravada Mahayana Tantrayana Zen Buddhism
Rituals & Liturgy Ritual not heavily emphasized Rituals for the deceased
Before Death Request one or more monks to the bedside to give a Dhamma sermon, to vocalize Buddhist sutras, & to give the Three Refuges and Five
Precepts.
Heavy stress in doing change of merit preparations in the near weeks following death to support in the deceased 's next rebirth. Meditation, …show more content…

Peace & contentment is an attitude that influences a peaceful and guarded mind at the time when death takes place. Organ & Tissue Donor Organs can be collected & transported to their new host right away. Reuse organs Reuse organs
Life after death Reincarnation, rebirth, in Theravada Buddhism, is sudden upon death, & the environment of the rebirth is determined by the kamma or activities done while living. Reborn as a human being over & over. Hell, a continuous state of scorching pain with no ending. Reincarnation.
Reincarnated, entry to a different body or enters Nirvana. Born-again into human existence over and over.
God Theravada atheistic Mahayana belief in or worship more than one god. Buddha teaches nothing is everlasting. 37 different stages of heaven where beings experience peace and long lasting happiness How does Buddhism differ from Hinduism in its conception of death and afterlife?
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As a child I was thinking life was like a tree, when fall season start the leaves on the trees start to fall. Soon as spring season starts again the leaves return and flowers bloom. I was thinking when people grow old they hibernate or pass away to be resumed when they complete their sleep. I thought people who keeps sleeping is just resting and re-growing. They will wake when their body has it energy. As I got older, reality set in and I realize no one is back from the grave was devasting to me. I cried and ask Jesus why this has to happen. Why couldn’t we live long like the people in the Bible days for hundreds of

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