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What can one do to enjoy death or the dying process?

Death is usually very painful as noted in this Wikipedia article on Death: Death – particularly the death of humans – has commonly been considered a sad or unpleasant occasion, due to the affection for the being that has died and the termination of…
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What is the physiological criterion for death?

Modern medicine determines death by neurological criteria, but various religious groups may have reservations. For example, orthodox Jews require all vital functions to fail and do not consider a patient breathing on a respirator as dead. What is…
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What does Hinduism say about keeping the photo of a deceased child (who was a young adult)

What does Hinduism say about keeping the photo of a deceased child who was a young adult at the time? Can his/her portrait be kept in the living room surrounded with garland?
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According to scriptures, is postmortem of the human body appropriate after death?

Just to find out some illness, and to find out the cause of death and to do some experiment, is postmortem appropriate? Any scriptural reference about this?
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Can a person die before death time?

This question arised in my mind after I read - Will Athma get moksha if a person die unnaturally?, Many people went from serious accident & surgery that time elder says that Ram Rakhe ene kon chakhe (meaning When Lord Rama is taking care of a human…
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The husband of my father's own sister has passed away. Does this mean me and family gets sutak?

The husband of my father's own sister has passed away. Does this mean me and family gets sutak ? If yes, how long does this sutak last ? According to my father, we only need to leave out tonight's meal and don't do puja in the evening. We can start…
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Near Death experience

I have heard this narration from one of my aunt and cousin. Narration 1 : My cousin's grandpa was an Acharya and in his old age, he was on bed and his son (my cousin's dad) went near him at night, and asked dad how are you, is your health feeling…
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During leaving body, does chanting and remembering eternal one help?

During leaving body, does chanting and remembering eternal one/parmatma affect next life? If yes, how? What's logic behind it? Are there references?
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Death of a worker on the site during construction- should the house warming ceremony be postponed?

If one of the construction workers died accidentally on the site while building the house, should the house owners postpone the house warming ceremony?
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Why is suicide criticized in scriptures when it is part of the prarabdha?

Scriptures and saints have unanimously criticized suicide as it ends human life which is very rare to get. As this answer says, those who commit suicide become ghosts. But because suicide involves death, it must be part of prarabdha and that which…
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What would a Hindu be willing to die for?

What things would a Hindu be willing to die for? Are there any examples of martyrdom occurring in Scriptures, or any reasons a Hindu would be willing to die?
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Is experience of dying very painful?

Is dying very painful experience ? Is the experience of dying most painful experience mentally/physically for a person ?
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What goes with people after their death?

It is being said that we have come empty handed in the world and we will return (after death) empty handed. Only our Karma goes with us. My question is - How true it the above statement ? I mean - Does only our Karma accompany us or does out…
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What's the Sanskrit word for maintaining distance with relatives of the deceased?

What's the Sanskrit word for theetu (as used in apara kaaryam) as tamil brahmins say ?.What is the duration of theetu relatives- wise ?
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Why death date of a person is called as Punya-Tithi?

Why death date of a person is called as Punya-Tithi ? What is the scriptural basis for it ? Punya-Tithi - Virtue date.
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