Death from a Buddhist and Christian Point of View
"You will be with me today in paradise," Jesus Christ told this to the thief on the cross while they were dying. However, can people believe that there is truly life after death? In many different religions there are different perceptions of life after death. For example in the Buddhist religion, the Buddhist people believe that life is practice for death. Professor Brown, of California State University of Northridge stated, "The Buddhist people cultivate positive, happy virtuous states of mind and abandoning non-virtuous, harmful, suffering states of mind." This teaching is mirrored by Christianity teachings as well. Professor Brown also stated, "Death is an opportunity for great spiritual achievement if one is prepared and remembers one's spiritual practices and beliefs and understandings during the death process."
From its inception, Buddhism has stressed the importance of death, since awareness of death is what......
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