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Rest Assured: How Different Cultures Celebrate Life and Death

Written by Rest Assured | Nov 27, 2025 5:35:37 AM

 

What do different faiths believe happens after we die? It’s a question that touches all of us, quietly, curiously, and sometimes urgently. In our latest Rest Assured webinar, we stepped into the sacred spaces of Hinduism, Buddhism, and the Coptic Orthodox Church to explore how these traditions honour death, support grieving families, and celebrate the lives of those who’ve passed.

 

The webinar featured three insightful speakers: Pandit Rami Sivan, a Hindu priest and scholar; Ayya Suvira, a Buddhist nun from the Australian Sangha Association; and Very Rev. Fr. Tadros El-Bakhoumi OAM from the Coptic Orthodox community in Sydney. Each brought their own stories, rituals, and reflection, offering a rare glimpse into how faith can guide us through life’s final chapter.

 

 

 

What is Rest Assured?

Rest Assured is a webinar series encouraging open and meaningful conversation about death-related topics so people can make informed decisions about their own and their loved ones’ end-of-life care and wishes. This free public program creates a safe space for discussing end-of-life matters.


Featuring specialists across diverse cultures and industry-related sectors, topics include end-of-life planning, Advanced Care Plans, legal aspects and responsibilities, burial and memorial service options, cultural approaches and practices, as well as grief and loss support resources.

 

Explore more from the Rest Assured series

To read articles and access resources from past Rest Assured webinars, visit our Rest Assured Hub—a dedicated space within our Resource Hub that supports informed, inclusive and compassionate end-of-life conversations.