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MARANANUSSATI(REFLECTION ON DEATH)

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MARANANUSSATI(REFLECTION ON DEATH)

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MARANANUSSATI(REFLECTION ON DEATH)

Contents Page

1. Foreword 7

2. TI-SARANA - The Three Refuges 9

3. PAÑCA SILA - The Five Precepts 11

4. TI-SARANA - The Three Refuges 13

5. BUDDHA VANDANA - Homage to the Buddha 15

6. DHAMMA VANDANA - Homage to the Dhamma 16

7. SANGHA VANDANA - Homage to the Sangha 17

8. BUDDHANUSSATI BHAVANA Meditation on the Buddha 19

9. ASUBHANUSSATI BHAVANA Meditation on the Characteristics of the Body 24

10. METTANUSSATI Meditation on Loving Kindness 27

11. MARANANUSSATI BHAVANA Meditation on death 30

12. JIVITAM ANIYATAM MARANAM NIYATAM Meditation on the Transient Nature of the Body 33

13. TI-LAKKHANA Meditation on the Three Characteristics 34

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14. PATICCA SAMUPPADA (Law of Dependent Origination) 35

15. Dedication of Merits to the Departed 39

16. METTA SUTTA Discourse on Loving Kindness 40

17. Reflections 45

18. Hymn 48

19. Offering of White Cloth/Robe 50

20. A Guide to Theravada Buddhist Funeral Service 51

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(To be read after the marananussati chanting and before the sharing of merit)

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