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Explore the moment of death through the lens of Kamma (deeds), Signs of Kamma and Destination, Ripening of Kamma, and the cognitive processes before and after death as per Buddhist teachings.
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The dying person will see one of these 3 objects at the moment of death • Kamma • Sign of Kamma • Sign of Destination
The dying person will see one of these 3 objects at the moment of death • Kamma - Wholesome and unwholesome deeds or volition done in the past • Sign of Kamma - Any instrument used in performing wholesome or unwholesome kamma • Sign of Destination - An indication of where rebirth is to occur
Order of Ripening of Kamma – ie which occurs first? • Weighty Kamma • Death Proximate Kamma • Habitual Kamma • Reserve Kamma
Ripening of Kamma • Weighty Kamma • Creating a schism among the sangha • Wounding a Buddha • Murdering an Arahant • Matricide • Patricide
Ripening of Kamma • Death Proximate Kamma • Kamma performed or remembered shortly before death • Habitual Kamma • A good or bad deed habitually performed • Reserve Kamma • Excludes the aforementioned 3 kinds which is potent enough to affect rebirth
Moment of Death LAST COGNITIVE PROCESS = sign of destination Rb…B.P.V.A.F.E.Rc.I.D.J.J.J.J.J.Dh Without a gap Rb.B1B2B3B4…..B16.M.J.J.J.J.J.J.J.B……Dh FIRST COGNITIVE PROCESS = Craving for new existence