Aninut Religion

Death, as some may say is a must. Every human being on this planet is going to experience death and afterlife once their soul leaves their body. But this concept of death differs from one religion to the next. Some believe it is the permanent ending of soul while others believe it gives us a new beginning. As per to our class discussion, many different cultures hold different beliefs regarding life after death, burial, rebirth and incarnation of soul. In this paper, I will first describe what Hinduism and Islamic rhetoric say about death and after life, and secondly, compare and contrast how their practices differ from one another.

According to Lauren Winner, “Judaism understands mourning as a discipline, one in which the mourner is not only allowed, but expected, to be engaged (Winner, 28).” In Judaism, friends, family and members of the church are more involved when someone is morning. During time of morning, there are four spaces or stages. The first stage is called aninut. This stage occurs after the death of someone but before their funeral. During this time, mourners focus on getting things ready for the funeral and they do not have to go to prayer services or welcome any guests at their homes. Also during this time, the people in the Jewish community are not obligated to visit the people who are morning. The second stage is called shiva. This stage occurs a week after the funeral. In this stage, the mourners go home and sit on low chairs. They do not leave their house, or wear perfume or even listen to music. On the seventh day, family and friends will bring food. They all have a meal together called seudat havra’ah. The third stage is called

As we all know death of humans has been one of the utmost mysteries we would all like to solve. Although the ancient Mesopotamia, Egyptian, and Hindu all believed in an afterlife, their understanding and celebration if any, seems to be a little different. Mesopotamians were afraid of death, although they believed in afterlife they also had strong belief about the spirits still being alive. The Egyptians had an understanding and outlook on death, in which they believed in an afterlife, but they also believed in preserving the body. However, the Hindu also had the same perspective on afterlife, they were also very religious, but the way they went about it was much different than those of Mesopotamia and Egyptians.

Instead, they believe the body must be cremated quickly after death. As Lama (2004, p. 1) maintains, “The belief that once it sheds its body, the soul prepares to depart immediately on its karmic journey, and as such, it’s very important to cremate the body as soon as practical so as not to provide any allurement for the soul to linger on this side of the world.” In such cultures there is little relating to the bargaining or depression stages of Kubler-Ross’ theory, but acceptance certainly applies to both Hindus and Buddhists. In fact, for the gerontologist, increased cultural understanding of the death and dying process aids overall quality of care. As Barker (1999, p. 161) reports on one study conducted on Hindus in a British community, “…poor communication due to linguistic and cultural distance between relatives and hospital staff, as well as lack of sensitivity involving the latter, may be most distressful to the dying and their relatives.”

Firstly, on the day a Hindu Indian dies, the dead Hindu is brought home or right outside the home by friends and family members, and the dead is laid on a floor covered in cow feces because cow feces are seen as a sacred purifying agent. Secondly, one designated family member will sprinkle the dead body with water and cover the body with new clothes. Thirdly, the dead body is placed on a rope bed and carried by loved ones to the burial site. Yet, only the men are allowed to go to the burial site, and the women stay home to mourn. Fourthly, crying is not allowed at the burial site because it believed that the dead will accidentally take in the tears and mucus from the mourners, and that can have corrupting effects on the dead. Fifthly, the body will usually then be cremated, and while the body burns, the lead mourner will smash the skull of the dead. Opening of the head will release the soul and allow it to go to its new residence (Bregman, 2009). These are the main events that happen in a traditional Hindu Indian

Death is one of the only things guaranteed in life and most religions have meaningful and precise customs, traditions, and funerary practices revolving around death. From specific protocols for preparing the body to performing certain duties during the memorial service. The structure that religion provides around dealing with death offers guidance to grief stricken survivors and fulfills religious obligations. The two religions I chose to focus on for this paper is Buddhism more specifically the Mahayana sect of Buddhism and religion I the Mayan civilization. Mahayana Buddhism and Mayan religions have similar aspects in dealing with death and the funerary practices such as cremation.

Comparison between two different religions allows analysis of different aspects of the religions, as it relates to the other. In this paper, there will be a stark comparison of both Judaism and Hinduism, along with their fundamental beliefs and rituals. That will compare beliefs of God/ Gods, Goddesses etc., prayer/worship and analyze of life and death both culturally and spiritually. Along with both similarities and differences there will be the defining goal that ties all beliefs together and that is the oneness with their God.

This paper explores the many ways cultures deal with death, both before and after. Most cultures have different practices when it comes to rituals before and after death, but some rituals and beliefs are surprisingly similar. When it comes to health care, nurses need to be aware of any cultural needs of a client in this emotional time. Asking questions about what the patient and family want to happen is very important. For example, Muslims would like the same sex washing their loved one, and they would like the family to do it themselves. The nurse needs to know this to provide culturally competent care.

Evidently, all of the religions in the world have different beliefs. Beliefs are the basis of one’s behaviour. Everything an individual does, traces back to the beliefs they have about the world. Hinduism and Buddhism are two religions that originated from the same nation, India. Both religions share beliefs on different paths to enlightenment, beliefs on reincarnation, and both believe in the spiritual practices of meditation. The purpose of this paper is to further discuss these beliefs, along with their similarities.

Some similarities include the viewing of the body or wake, a funeral service to mark the end of life, and a shared meal afterward. In both cultures, a death is a personal event for the departed, but a communal event for the living. Each culture places value in respectfully clothing the body and having it on display for mourners to pay their respects together. Death is also marked by a formal event, where religious rituals are expressed and conducted for all loved ones to experience and take part in. At the end, both cultures partake in a communal meal, which I have always found to be unifying in the act of taking in life for the living in memory of the

The burial process in ancient Greece was an influential part of the culture shown in art, rituals, and stories. It was very significant to what they believed in at the time, which was gods and goddesses, big ceremonial rituals for every occasion, and family was also important. This ritual was sacred and was supposed to be done correctly out of respect for the deceased. This burial ritual includes three main parts. Each part representing an important meaning to the Greeks.

Death is our common denominator an inevitable destination we all share. Religion and cultural background have specific and meaningful tradition and custom pertaining to death. One culture/religion may believe you go before God on judgement day and another may believe the decease will be reincarnated. Cultural belief and rituals after death among a female heterosexual Laos Buddhist age 32-40 year of age with no disabilities .She is a middle class female that has some college and born in the United States in San Francisco. Her family continued their cultural beliefs when moving to the US, passing on tradition to the younger generation.

The word “afterlife” quite literally means, life after death. For some religions, though, how this life after death is achieved or how your experience is with it – is determined by your mortal life. This paper will discuss the different views on the afterlife between Hinduism and Christianity. The main difference between Christianity and Hinduism is what actually happens after death.

Hinduism and Islam are two of the world’s great religions however, they differ in many regards including their beliefs in god, their ethical beliefs and the afterlife in fact, it would be quite difficult to find to two religions more different then Islam and Hinduism. One major difference is in their belief in god, Muslims are steadfastly monotheistic where Hindus are very much polytheistic. Another key difference is their views on the afterlife Hindus believe in reincarnation, whereas Muslims believe in a heaven and a hell with the faithful going to heaven and the evil going to hell. The two religions also differ in the their ethical beliefs where Hindus follow the Law of Manu and Muslims turn to the Quran for their ethical guidance (Hopfe & Woodward, 2012). While both Islam and Hinduism advocate for a better overall person amongst it believers, they have vastly different approaches to achieve this result

Many different religions around the world see the importance in life after death but these beliefs do vary a lot and each religion will believe completely different things. Two core religions in this essay that will be looked into are Islamic and Catholic. What do they believe will happen when someone dies? Is there another life after they die? Heaven? Hell? Or Paradise? Through this you will the importance in the belief of life after death, and the practices, rituals, and prayers that provide evidence and physical proof of how they show this belief. Then to go onto to discuss the wider implications holding onto these beliefs can have.