Death, in biological terms, is when the biological functions that sustain a living organism permanently stops working resulting in the body becoming lifeless. Death will eventually occur in all living animals and people in a variety of ways including aging, disease, homicide, suicide, starvation, dehydration etc. These causes stop the cells and tissues from working, which shut down primary organs such as the heart, lungs or the brain. When the lungs or the heart ceases to work, all of the life processes in the body are also stopped as there is no oxygen to the brain which controls all the other organs and muscles in the body. This is when death officially occurs. After death in most cases when the body is no longer living, the decomposition of the corpse begins to take place resulting in the flesh and other organic matter within the body to be broken down. Throughout history, different mythologies and theologies have tried to explain the concept of death in human terms in countless ways. This ranges from the total absence of life after death to the presence of God and the afterlife.

This report I will explore different set of beliefs and teachings for both Christianity and Hinduism on the topic of “Life After Death” and state the differences and similarities on the topic. In this report, I will first explain the Catholic Church’s teaching on life after death followed by the teaching of Hinduism before comparing and contrasting both of the religion’s view on the topic.