Death is viewed as a natural experience. Therefore, artificially prolonging life is often not favored. Hindus also desire a clear mind at death and may wish to avoid opioids and benzodiazepines. Family support is important while dying. An individual surrendering peacefully and willingly would be considered a "good death," which may also be facilitated by a Brahmin priest. Hindus prefer to die at home if possible.
Interprofessional care improves the outcomes of older adults with complex health problems. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U. Skip to main content. You are here Home. Although individuals may self-identity with a particular religion, do not assume their beliefs and customs.
Discuss and clarify their religious views. When a patient's religious preferences near the end of life are uncertain, involve clergy to help with decision-making.
Christianity Death is viewed as the separation of the eternal spirit from the physical body. Judaism Jews believe death is a natural process that should be allowed to occur. Islam Death is accepted as part of the overall divine plan, marking the transition from one state of existence to the next.
Buddhism Buddhists believe in reincarnation and that deeds from prior lives karma influence future suffering through the cycle of rebirths with the goal of ending the cycle and attaining nirvana. Hinduism Hindus believe in reincarnation and that the soul passes through a cycle of successive lives samsara , until liberation from reincarnation, pain, and suffering occurs and enlightenment moksha is attained.
A soul caught in the cycle of reincarnation can overcome it through meditating on the Sikh god, Ik Onkar, overcoming self, and becoming a saint soldier fighting for good. Juche is the newest religion on this list and the ideology behind it makes it a socio-political organization as well as a religion. Juche adherents worship Kim Il-sung, North Korea's first dictator, who also rules as the eternal president, Kim Il-sung's son, Kim Jong-il, who ruled as his father's surrogate, and Kim Jong-soko, the wife of Kim Il-sung.
Juche was fashioned after Christianity, with those people representing that religion's trinity, positions held by God the father, Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit in Christianity. Juche followers believe that when they die they go to be with their dictator president forever. Zoroastrianism followers believe in a god called Ahura Mazda, and an evil Angra Mainyu, which is almost as strong as their god is. The followers of Zoroastrianism believe that when a person dies, he or she can enter a heavenly place or hell depending on how well someone led his or her life.
Everyone has to cross to the other side using the Chinvat Bridge. People who lived a good life pass that bridge with ease since, to them, it is broad, but for sinners, the bridge turns on its side, becomes as narrow as a sharp razor, and a shocking woman torments them to fall into purgatory for a period. Islam, though very different from Christian practice, belie, and doctrine, shares a bit of its history with Christianity. People believe that prophet Muhammad founded Islam in AD in Mecca, despite growing up in the knowledge of the Christian faith and practice.
Regardless of the famous belief that the men who follow closely in the faith will receive 72 virgins, and women just one man for each of them to do all sorts of things with on the other side, Muslims believe in a good place called paradise and a bad place called hell. Those bound for paradise will experience peace before the resurrection and those bound for hell will suffer in their graves. When most people think of the Aztecs and their religion, the images that come to mind are those of people offering up their children as human sacrifices to appease their gods.
This religion had numerous festivals dictated by the Aztec calendar, and the people believed in numerous gods and goddesses. The Aztecs believed that when of their own died, they would enter into any one of the three places they believed was where they would spend their afterlife: Mictlan, Tlalocan, or the sun. Women who lost their lives during childbirth and fallen warriors were believed to transform into hummingbirds, those who drowned were believed to go to Tlalocan, and those who died from horrible causes ended up in Mictlan.
Rastafarianism is a relatively new religion that is growing very fast especially among communities that embrace the use of Marijuana, and you can identify a faithful by the colors he or she wears and how he or she takes care of their hair.
Rastafarianism has its roots in Jamaica and the movement dates back to the s. According to this religion, the once Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie was their god incarnate, a faith that did not shake even when he died in According to some Rasta, all the believers will experience immortality through the process of reincarnation, and they believe in heaven as getting back to the Garden of Eden, which according to them is in Africa. According to the Buddhists, life is a journey whereas death is returning to earth.
There is no scientific evidence for life after death, but the belief in an afterlife is strong among religious and also some non-religious people. For most religious people, belief in life after death is based on teachings in their scriptures or traditions. Jews focus more on their life on Earth, but most Jews believe there is an afterlife, but it can come in many forms.
Some Jews believe in a reincarnation cycle, while others believe in the World to Come , a heaven-like paradise. Muslims believe that death is the end of physical life on Earth, but the soul lives on. The soul goes to the Angel of Death to wait for Judgment Day. On Judgment Day, their actions during their time on Earth will be judged to determine whether they go to Jannat, paradise, or Jahannam, Hell. Spiritualists believe that the afterlife, or spirit world , is a realm where spirits continue to evolve.
They believe souls live on and take their consciousness with them. They believe souls can interact with those living on Earth through mediums in the spirit world and physical world. Epicureans believe that when you die all of you dies, including what we might call the soul, and that is the end. Your email address will not be published.
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