attitude towards death 各宗教对死亡的看法.pptVIP

DEATH Contents The definition of death Different attitudes towards death in different religions Halloween vs. ghost festival ? Definition Death?is the cessation(停止) of all?biological functions that sustain a living organism. Bodies of living organisms(有机体) begin to?decompose?shortly after death. There is no?scientific evidence?that suggests?consciousness(意识) survives(幸存) the death?of an organism. Religious Attitudes The three main schools of religion in the world: Abrahamic religions(亚伯拉罕诸教） Taoic religions Dharmic religious Abrahamic religious(also Abrahamism) are the monotheistic（一神论的） faiths of middle eastern origin, emphasizing and tracing their common origin to Abraham or recognizing a spiritual tradition identified with him. The largest Abrahamic religions in chronological(按年代顺序排列的) order of founding are Judaism(犹太教） ?Christianity（基督教） Islam（伊斯兰教） Taoic religions are focused around the concept of Tao (The Way), and mainly originate from?China,Japan,?Korea?and?Vietnam.? The Taoic religions currently have at least 500 million followers around the world and include: Caodaism (高台教）——越南 Chondogyo（天道教）——朝鲜 Confucianism（儒教） Shinto（神道教）——日本 Taoism（道教） The Dharmic religions all originated in the Indian subcontinent, but have subsequently all spread to other regions round the world, especially to Southeast and East Asia.? All the Dharmic religions generally center around the concept of Dharma, a Sanskrit word (Sanskrit was an ancient language spoken in India), meaning law, duty or fixed decree.?  The largest Dharmic religions include: Buddhism(佛教） Hinduism（印度教） Jainism（耆那教） Sikhism（锡克教） Attitudes towards death In society, the nature of death and humanitys awareness of its own mortality(必死的命运) has for millennia(千年) been a concern(关系) of the worlds?religious traditions?and of?philosophical inquiry. Abrahamic religions---resurrection(复活) Dharmic religions---reincarnation?or rebirth Atheism(无神论)---consciousness permanentl