LIFE AFTER DEATH

Introduction

Many religious beliefs are based on the idea that humans

possess a "soul" or "spirit" which exists independently of the
body. The notion of life after death is therefore of central
concern to religious believers and it is important to establish
what “surviving” death exactly means.

Reincarnation
Reincarnation is the belief that a person consists of a body
and a soul (subtle-body). The soul that a body contains is
eternal; it is not created and then implanted in a body. In
Bhagavad-Gita, Krishna told Arjuna not to weep at the death
of a friend because death is not the end to the circle of
reincarnation.

Resurrection
It refers to the belief that the dead will ultimately be raised
and have their bodies restored to them. While this belief is
found in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, Christian belief in
the resurrection and saving of the dead is shaped specifically
by the resurrection of Christ who, according to the New
Testament, on the third day after his death and burial rose
again and appeared to his followers.
Identity after death
If, for instance, I were to die and ascend to heaven, how
would others there recognise me? If I met my grandfather,
how would he know me from the boy he left behind? What if I
die when I am older than he was when he died? Furthermore,
how would he look to his grandfather at the same time?

HINDUISM
The Reincarnation as per Hinduism is based on the Law of
Karma. The Law of Karma underlies justice. It refers to the
belief that an individual’s actions will be judged; right actions
generate good Karma, bad actions generate bad Karma. The
soul of a person carries the Karma that an individual has
gained through their actions in life. When the soul is
reincarnated it will be placed in a body according to its Karma.
The soul with good Karma will end up in a body of a higher
social status creature or human; those with bad Karma end up
with a lower status body or even in the body of an animal.
Hence, within Hinduism, respect for all living things is bound
up with belief in reincarnation and the Law of Karma.
After death our good and bad deeds are counted and
processed and sometimes we are sent back to earth and not
necessarily as human being.

CHRISTIANITY
Christians (e.g.Evangelical Protestants) believe that after
death the soul stays on the grave until the time when God will
end the world – known as the Last Day which will follow second
coming of Jesus.
Then the dead will be raised and everyone will appear before
God for a final judgment which will determine a fate in either
heaven (for good people) or hell (for the sinners). Jesus said
that there would be a final judgement at the end of the world.

EGYPTIAN
The Egyptian Afterlife was seen as a perfect existence in an
ideal version of Egypt. The Afterlife was a place of complete
bliss, delight and peace. The Afterlife was referred to as the
Field of Rushes or Field of Offerings. Ancient Egyptians
provided for their afterlives according to their earthly
means. The Ancient Egyptians were preoccupied by death and
believed that after death they would go to the dark and
terrifying place called the Underworld. The Underworld was a
land of great dangers and various tests through which every
Egyptian would need to pass before passing into the Afterlife.
Pyramids
A pyramid is a massive structure built as a tomb or grave to
house and protect the body of a pharaoh for the afterlife and
as a monument to honor the pharaoh. These stepped pyramids
might have symbolized a stairway to heaven which during some
periods might have been seen as a way for the dead king to
climb up into the sky to become a star.
The process of mummification involved cleaning the body,
inside and out. The organs and intestines had to be removed
before the body could be preserved. Using one method, the
brain was removed through the nose with an iron hook and the
other organs and the intestines were taken out through a cut
made in the side of the body. Then the inside of the body was
cleaned and the cut was sewn up again. The removed liver,
lungs, stomach, and intestines were placed in containers called
canopic jars which were placed inside the body cavity or with
the body in the tomb. Some of these jars had stoppers shaped
like human or animal heads representing funerary gods. It was
believed that these gods would ward off evil forces.

BUDDHIST
In Buddhist and Hindu beliefs there is a "Hell," too, where
souls languish in suffering. But to be relegated there is not
necessarily permanent. The Hindu God Krishna, for instance,
visited the kingdom of the dead and released a favorite pupil.
In Buddhism, Hell is often entered by a "Bodhisattva" who
then releases some of its inmates. A Bodhisattva is one who is
highly evolved spiritually, and on the way to becoming a
Buddha as a result of merit gained in previous earthly lives.
The Chinese Buddhist Goddess Kwan Yin turned a Hell into a
Paradise whilst in trance.

AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION

They that are born are destined to die; and the dead to be
brought to life again;They believe that god is responsible for
everything. He is God, He the Maker, He the Creator, He the
Discerner, He the Judge, He the Witness, He the Complainant

ISLAMIC
After the dead have been buried and the mourners have
departed, two angels, Munkar and Nakeer, are said to arrive
and interrogate them. The dead are made to sit upright, and
are expected to have a full knowledge of and belief in Islam.
If the questions are answered correctly, then the deceased is
allowed access to paradise through a door that opens on
command from Heaven. However, if the questions are
answered incorrectly, the infidel pays the price. A door to
Hell opens, releasing heat and an odious wind. The grave closes
in on him, crushing his ribs and leaving him suffering until the
day of resurrection.

Why people believe in life after death….?

Near Death Experiences

Clinically dead for a period of time and then
brought back to life. Often have out of body experiences,
visions of light etc.
Evidence of a Spirit World
Ghosts, mediums (people who believe that they can contact
the dead),etc
Evidence of Reincarnation
Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist belief that after death the soul is
reborn into another body. Possible evidence would be
memories of a past life.

scientific views on death and revival

Death is an irreversible termination of
the biological functions that define a living organism. As per
scientific view, there is no evidence regarding the existance
of a soul. Therefore we assume that the soul does not exist.
According to physics law of conservation ,"matter is neither
destroyed or created. it can only be transformed from one
form to another".
matter is defined as either a solid, liquid or gas. Human body
is a combination of all 3 -- bones are solid, blood is liquid, gas
is the oxygen that we breathe into the lungs.
If someone is killed, it is said that he has been destroyed. But
since the body is part of matter, it CANNOT BE
DESTROYED. it can only be transformed from one form to
the other.
After death, the body loses all it's energy and then the bodily
juices combined with the micro organisms decompose the soft
tissue of the body. However, the bones are too strong to be
decomposed so fast.

Fear of death
Fear of death is called as thantophobia. After attaining
25 years of age, more than 90 percent of people will start
having this disorder. If one fears death excessively, it can
prevent them from being able to enjoy life.

The 14 Points You Probably Didn’t Know About Death

1. After the head being cut off from the body, an average
person remains conscious for 15-20 seconds. It is said that
they can also talk or make some sounds at that time if the
parts responsible for voice is unaffected.

2. In 1931, Henry Ford(the American founder of

the Ford Motor Company) decided to preserve his friend,
Thomas Edison’s last dying breath. He kept it in a bottle.
3. One of the main reasons cowboys carried pistols in the
1800’s was to avoid being dragged to death by their horse.

4. If someone plans to jump off Mount Everest to commit

suicide, you’ll need a lot of patience. It takes the average
person 2.5 minutes to hit bottom. And we don’t want to know
who timed it.

5. An old superstition stated that if the doors in the house

were locked, the soul of a dying person couldn’t get out.

6.A superstitious belief says that if you point at a funeral

process taking place near you, you will die within a month. It is
because when you point. three fingers points back at you.

7. That ballpoint pen? Nearly 100 people are killed every year
by choking on a ballpoint pen. Which proves the old quote
about the pen being mightier than the sword.

8. A cockroach can reportedly live up to 9 days without its

head.

9.After we die, we are not permitted to communicate with

anyone still living on earth. The spirits of the dead don't come
back. There are no ghosts.

10.It is believed that on the heavenly worlds the opposite

genders will continue to fascinate, stimulate and comfort one
another.
11. Within three days of death, the enzymes that once
digested your dinner begin to eat you

12. In Madagascar, families dig up the bones of dead relatives

and parade them around the village in a ceremony called
famadihana The remains are then wrapped and given to a
newly married, childless couple ,etc..,

13 During a railway expansion in Egypt in the 19th century,

construction companies unearthed so many mummies that they
used them as fuel for locomotives.

14. Eighty percent of people in the United States die in a

hospital. More people commit suicide in New York City than
are murdered.

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