Is death the end?

• Funeral Pyre


  A structure for burning a body as part of a funeral rite
• Karma


  Intentional actions that have consequences in this and future lives
• Moksha 


  In Hindu Dharma, the state of no longer having to be reborn
• Samsara


  The cycle of birth, sickness, old age and death (Hindu and Sikh)
• Atman 


  Hindu word for the soul or spirit; the inner self rather than the physical self
• Reincarnation 


  The belief that the soul enters a new body after death (Hindu and Sikh)
• Jahannam


  The place of punishment if the afterlife (Islam)
• Jannah


  Paradise, the final resting place of the righteous (Islam)
• Akhira 


  Belief in the afterlife (Islam)
• Purgatory


  Time of cleansing for the soul after death and before Judgement day (Roman Catholic, Christianity)
• Hell


  Suffering and eternal damnation in the afterlife (Christianity)
• Heaven


  Eternal happiness with God in the afterlife (Christianity)
• Judgement 


  Belief that all people will be judged after their death (Christianity and Islam)
• Resurrection 


  Belief that our bodies will be raised after death and reunited with the soul before judgement
• Near death experiences


  A profound experience whilst dead or near death
• Dualism 


  The belief that the body and soul are distinct
• Materialism


  the belief that we are only are body
• Soul 


  The eternal spiritual part of a person
• '"I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live..."'

  Bible, New Testament

  Jesus, recorded in John 11:24
• Bible: '"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life."'


  Bible, New Testament

  John 3:16
• Quran Surah 17: '"They say: 'When we are turned to bones and particles of dust, shall we truly be raised up as a new creation?' Tell them: 'You will be raised afresh even if you turn to stone or iron...' They will certainly ask: 'Who will bring us back to life?' Say: 'He who created you in the first instance.'"'
• Quran Surah 39 : '"Allah knoweth well those that do right."'
• Bhagavad Gita 286: '"Certainly never at any time did I not exist, nor you, nor all these kings and certainly never shall we cease to exist in the future."'
• Bhagavad Gita 2:12-13: '"One who performs selfless service, without thought of reward, shall attain his Lord and Master."'
• Life exists in the time span between birth and death and, for those of us who believe that death brings the end of individual existence, life's significance lies in the experiences and satisfactions we achieve in that span of time.


  Extract from a Humanist Funeral
• Brahman 


  The ultimate reality. Is believed to be everywhere, all the time, but can't be heard seen or touched (Hindu)
• The Trimurti 


  Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the preserver) and Shiva (the destroyer)

  The three main forms of Brahman