Good Deaths

Anthropological, sociological, and bioethical research suggest that various agencies affect one's relationship with the dying process and end-of-life decisions. Agencies include the media, medical professionals, culture, and religion. Observing the prevalence of meditations and rituals relating to death at Thrangu Monastery Canada, I wanted to investigate how the latter two agencies in particular, namely culture and religion, impacted the monastery members' views on the dying process. During 2018 interviews, I asked their opinions on the meaning of dying well, and on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), which was legalized in Canada in 2016. Although some scriptural examinations have suggested that voluntary euthanasia is contrary to Buddhist teachings, the majority of the monastery's respondents support MAID to some degree and in some circumstances. Moral absolutes were not valued as much as autonomy, noninterference, wisdom, and compassion

Assisted suicide · Autonomy · Bioethics · Buddhism · Compassion · Political science · Sociology · Theology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

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  Fortin, Sylvie Fortin et al.•Frontières•2023

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• Aging, death, and dying

  Open Access•M Dako-Gyeke, Kwamina Abekah-Carter et al.•Journal of Aging Studies•2025

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• Perception of Medical Assistance in Dying Among Asian Buddhists Living in Montreal, Canada

  Open Access•Nidup Dorji, Sylvie Lapierre et al.•OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying•2020

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• Science and Religion in the Context of a Good Death

  Open Access•Josiah Taru, E H Ecklund•Review of Religious Research•2025

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