Death in different religionsDeath has a great impact on people's lives, in such a way that they learn to value life or even live it fully. But what happens to us after we die? Many religions have answered this question according to their faith. Buddhism is a religion in which Buddhists believe in the concept of death and reincarnation or rebirth. On the other hand, Christians believe that after you die, you enter a period of dormancy and until the second coming of Jesus, you will be awakened and decide your fate whether you will go to heaven or hell depending on the way you lived your life. Christianity teaches salvation from sin through Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Through Him the gift of eternal life is also obtained. Christianity began as a missionary religion and has now become the most widespread faith in the world. It focuses on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. The traditional story of Jesus tells of his birth in a stable in Bethlehem in the Holy Land, to a young virgin called Mary who had become pregnant with the son of God through the action of the Holy Spirit. The story of Jesus' birth is told in the writings of Matthew and Luke in the New Testament of the Bible. The New Testament, a collection of twenty-seven books written in the century following Jesus' death in 30 CE, played an important role in shaping teachings, ethics, rituals, organization and the mission of the Church in the world (Van Voorst 245). Christians believe that his birth is the fulfillment of Jewish Old Testament prophecies which claimed that a Messiah would deliver the Jewish people from captivity ("The Basics"). Christians ultimately believe in two places to go after death, Heaven where eternity is spent in a state of beauty beyond our ability to conceive, or Hell, where eternity is spent with Satan and his demons. All are tormented and tortured, isolated from God, without any hope of mercy or relief (Robinson). Many Christians believe that when a person dies, they enter complete oblivion - a state of non-existence. They remain dormant. At the time of Jesus' second coming, the dead are resurrected and judged. Those who have been saved on earth will receive special bodies and go to heaven, unlike the unsaved who will go to hell for eternal punishment (Robinson).