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Self awareness after death?
By Buddhist teachings, is there any self awareness or (self-)conscience after death?
Could you realize the condition that you're in?
What about self-concept, self-perception, or self image?
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There is an article that discusses the different current views on Death and the after effects, in 'accesstoinsight'.
However, consciousness does not mean 'memory'.
As far as I am aware, unless someone has personal recollections of a previous life, which can be documented, verified, checked and confirmed as - if not definite, then - extremely likely, nobody in Buddhism has confirmed, without any shadow of a doubt, a Self-awareness, or self-consciousness after their own death.
@Daegu
You'll just have to wait and see, but in the meantime try to live a wholesome life
It's a great existential (?) type question. After reading the other posts, it always brings me to what about people who experience visits from those who have passed on? Isn't that something that could strongly (in my book) be considered proof - even though it's considered by some as 'only' circumstantial or no proof at all?
@Daegu
You might find this documentary of interest "The Tibetan Book Of The Dead"
In it they discuss "The Bardo"
The Buddha had this to say:
What about the concept of self?