buddhism and death
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Buddhism and Death
Death is a taboo people don’t want to talk about.
Hospice movement
Nurses help people get ready for death
The Giver
A book about a future world.
I read it when I was 12 years old.
In the book, old people go to a special room to die.
Euthanasia
Dr. Kevorkian’s suicide machine.
Assisted suicide
grief
funeral
cremation
cryonics
Frozen bodies
Eternal reef
plastination
mummy
heaven
hell
nirvana
anicca
change never stops
Buddha quotes on Death
• “Death is not to be feared by someone who has lived wisely.”• “Do not be sad, the end is near, but
life is ever changing.”
Death of the Buddha
Remains of the Buddha
Skull piece of the Buddha
Buddha tooth from Sri Lanka
Skull Prayer Beads
Heal broken relationships
Reincarnation- the circle of life
immortalityCan people live forever?
Technology may make that possible.