Death (maraṇa)
Includes tags: Death, Recollection/Death
22. “I read about the advice given to dying devas. Should more people know about the cosmological background of the Buddha’s teachings?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Deva] [Realms of existence] [Death]
Sutta: Iti 83: Five omens that appear when a deva is about to pass away. [Death] [Rebirth]
8. “I know parting with loved ones is a natural course of life, but deep sadness and grief arises when I reflect on that. Could you instruct on how to work with this grief? Is there a level of understanding when there is no grief? Thank you!” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Grief ] [Naturalness] // [Recollection] [Recollection/Death] [Impermanence] [Kamma] [Goodwill]
Sutta: AN 5.57 Five Recollections (Chanting Book translation)
Suttas: SN 47.13, SN 47.14: The deaths of Sariputta and Moggallana. [Buddha/Biography] [Great disciples] [Death]
Quote: “Now I’m an orphan.” — Ajahn Chah. [Ajahn Chah] [Parents] [Death] [Wat Pah Pong] [Mae Chee]
3. “Did vibhavatanha arise in any of the monks at the loss of the Buddha? How do we notice vibhavatanha in practice, and what is a wise and compassionate response?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Craving not to become ] [Death] [Grief ] [Sutta] [Buddha/Biography] // [Stream entry] [Stages of awakening] [Recollection/Dhamma] [Three Refuges] [Precepts] [Spiritual friendship] [Devotional practice] [Suffering]
Sutta: DN 16.6.10: Mahāparinibbāna Sutta [Death] [Nibbāna]
Story: The funeral of a close Wat Pah Nanachat supporter. [Funerals] [Death] [Wat Pah Nanachat]
2. “I am concerned about the clarity of mind if I have prolonged pain. How does one face death skillfully if one is in constant serious pain?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Karuṇadhammo. [Pain] [Ageing] [Tranquility] [Death] // [Long-term practice]
Sutta: SN 55.22: Mahānāma worries about death. [Death] [Similes]
2. “So Luang Por Sumhedo’s talk the other day where he said that our conditioning is still kind of continuous, so it is the habits that are being reborn. And still there is this awareness which knows all of that and is related to freedom. They still need to play out even though that might have been recognized, but the rebirth process could still happen for quite a while even though recognition is there.” Answered by Ajahn Amaro. [Ajahn Sumedho] [Conditionality] [Habits] [Rebirth] // [Theravāda] [Nibbāna] [Buddha/Biography]
Sutta: Snp 1074-6: Upasīva’s Question: “One who has reached the end has no criterion by which they can be measured.” [Knowing itself] [Death]
Reference: The Pilgrim Kamanita by Karl Gjellerup, p. 119.