What is the Buddhist concept of life after death?
When the body dies, the karmic volition (sankhara) or wholesome and unwholesome energies resulting from the wholesome and unwholesome acts (karmas) done, transmit to a rebirth in one of the realms (planes of existence): heavenly world, human world, animal kingdom, ghost realm, asura-realm or hell-world. Those who are dying may see signs of destiny (gati-nimitta): if a person is destined to be reborn in a hell-world he may see flames of fire; if he is destined to be reborn in a ghost-realm (preta-loka) he may experienced an utter darkness; if he is destined to be reborn as a animal he may visualize a thick forest; if he is destined to be reborn as a human he may see the color of blood, such as a red carpet; if he is destined to be born in a heaven world he may visualize white color or divine worlds. These signs may be seen as a dream or a vision, on the day of death, up to a week before death, or in a flash before the vital principle (praana) is completely extinguished from the body. On
