| The Vedas are the earliest literatures that speak extensively about the concept of life after death and the journey of the soul in different paths. While other faiths also believe in the existence of life after the death (For example Christians believe in Heaven, Hell and Purgatory) clear explanation about the upward journey of the soul is described vividly in the Vedas, Brahmasutras, Upanishads like Chandogya and Mundaka apart from Brihadaaranyakopanishad and Garuda purana. | | The Vedas are the earliest literatures that speak extensively about the concept of life after death and the journey of the soul in different paths. While other faiths also believe in the existence of life after the death (For example Christians believe in Heaven, Hell and Purgatory) clear explanation about the upward journey of the soul is described vividly in the Vedas, Brahmasutras, Upanishads like Chandogya and Mundaka apart from Brihadaaranyakopanishad and Garuda purana. |
− | No other faith has such extensive and ancient system of rituals and deeds for their ancestors as described in Sanatana Dharma. In the present day, festivals like Halloween, Day of the Dead, Wag festival, Bon Festival, Ayamarca, Ghost Festival are celebrated, characteristic of each religion or country, as an event to remember and honor the departed souls.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_of_the_Dead] | + | No other faith has such extensive and ancient system of rituals and deeds for their ancestors as described in Sanatana Dharma. In the present day, festivals like Halloween, Day of the Dead, Wag festival, Bon Festival, Ayamarca, Ghost Festival are celebrated, characteristic of each religion or country, as an event to remember and honor the departed souls.<ref>Festival of the Dead in [[wikipedia:Festival_of_the_Dead|Wikipedia]]</ref> |