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What happens when we die (Christianity)
Christian funeral services serve the same purpose: to pray for the soul of the deceased, as well as to offer comfort and support to the bereaved.
The typical Christian funeral includes:
• when the funeral starts it is opened by a prayer or a view words by a loved one or a priest
• Prayers are read throughout the funeral. Guests are often encouraged to read along at appropriate times.
• Scripture readings are a common part of most services. Similar to prayer and hymns, the specific readings and their placement in the ceremony differ by religion.
• This is the time for a loved ones or friends to come up and says stuff to honour your life and your commitment to your religion.
• The service ends with closing words given by the minister. He states that the …show more content…

Karma:
Buddhists strongly believe in karma and it will depend on the positive and negative actions in the previous life.
Death in Buddhism:
In Buddhism they believe when they die they are reincarnated in to a new body. When they are reborn they can come back in one of six realms: heaven, human beings, Asura, hungry ghost, animal or hell. Asuras are demi-gods they have three heads and three faces with 3-6 arms. Hungry ghosts (refer to figure 1) are creatures with huge, empty stomachs, beings are reborn as hungry ghosts because of their greed, envy and jealousy. Figure 1, Hungry Ghost,

Barbara O'Brien, 2018, Hungry Ghosts, viewed 15/03/2018 (-- removed HTML --)
A BUDDHIST VIEW OF DEATH, 2018, funeralwise, viewed 15/03/2018 (-- removed HTML --)
Jwallace, 2018, coldcasechristianity, viewed 13/03/2018 (-- removed HTML --)
CHRISTIAN FUNERAL SERVICE RITUALS, 2018, viewed 13/03/2018 (-- removed HTML --)
Wayne Jackson, 2004, scripturessay, viewed14/03/2018 (-- removed HTML

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