Abstract

As the average life expectancy is lengthened, life from middle years and then old age to death is being prolonged. And the period of pain of being old, sick and dying becomes longer. That is why awareness on death and afterlife needs to be changed and prepared. Under the premise that death is not the end and afterlife exists after death, this paper studied especially in view of Buddhism. Also, how to relieve pain and fear of afterlife and judgment process for a dead person after death through death and Buddhism ritual and reach great freedom was presented through 『The Tibetan Book of the Dead』 written by a Tibetan monk Padma Sambhava 1200 years ago. It is hoped that this can be helpful in guiding the way to afterlife though insignificant while being a means to alleviate pain and fear at the last moment of dying and in the process through which a dead person go to find a new existence form after death.