Voice of Death - Traditional Thought and Modern Science

Author: Baidyanath SaraswatiEditor(s): Baidyanath SaraswatiPublisher: D K PrintworldYear: 2005Language: multilingualPages: 226ISBN/UPC (if available): 8124602743 DescriptionIf life is a reality, the death is an eternal truth. Does immortality mean clinging to body? If so, it cannot be the life artificially alive as in modern hospitals. Is extinction of species important? The recent developments in the field of molecular biology to clone the extinct animals may raise another dimension: do the species ever die? Death is not the extinction of life; it rather opens a horizon for new journey on this planet or the other. If a person elevates himself and immensely contributes to the society, he gets perpetuated and becomes immortal.Every culture has its own eschatology erring with death, rituals, customs, beliefs and values. While the Hindus and the Buddhists adhere to the theory of reincarnation, the Muslims and the Christians hold the concept of eternal after life. In the present book, orig