Understanding Death & Beyond
Closer-to-Reality Conference 2008 An attempt to connect real life experiences with Buddhist scriptural understanding Understanding Death & Beyond Date : Saturday, 27 December – Monday, 29 December 2008 Venue : Thean Hou Temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Organised : by Sāsanārakkha Buddhist Sanctuary Concept : Our beliefs on what happens after death will condition how we respond to our own death, shape the form and spirit of our funeral rites, and counsel the dying. The closer our beliefs are to reality, the better we are able to handle death. So instead of limiting our understanding to a certain set of dogmatic views, it would be more advantageous to us to investigate the phenomenon objectively by comparing real-life experiences with those described or implied in religious doctrines. This conference will initiate such investigations and hopefully bring us closer to a more accurate understanding of death and beyond—an inevitable reality that awaits all of us and our lov...