World Views: Views on Death and Dying (S.

Ghosh) Student name: ________________________________________ ______________________________Section: __________ Date:

Questions on the NFB documentary The Tibetan Book of the Dead (2004) 1. List and attempt to explain at least three important concepts in Tibetan Buddhism relevant to the study of death and dying.

2. How does the Tibetan Buddhist belief in the afterlife affect a Tibetan Buddhists attitude towards death?

3. What are some of your own beliefs that you have had to put aside, suspend, or put in brackets in order to objectively engage and better understand beliefs about death and dying in Tibetan Buddhism?

4. Complete the following chart:

Concepts The human body Tibetan Buddhism

Soul, or consciousness

An afterlife

Mourning rituals (see Grimes, class discussions)

Rituals of memory (see Grimes)