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Alternative to “rest in peace” (RIP)

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What should be said on the death of a Hindu, instead of RIP?

I am given to understand that religions like Christianity and Islam use the phrase RIP in relation to a dead person, so that he/she rests in his/her grave till the judgement day.

Since Hinduism has no such concept, what alternative to RIP should Hindus use (in accordance with scriptures/dharma) to offer wishes towards a dead person?

death terminology

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  sadgati prAptirastu can be an alternative
  
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  Something like "May you attain Moksha" might suite here (preferably in Sanskrit), as in Hindus "Moksha Prapti" is considered as the ultimate goal.
  
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  @V.Aggarwal, what do you see people saying/wishing for the deceased person (preferably in rural areas) ?
  
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  @spkakkar Never observed anything like this, so I don't really know.
  
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  @LazyLubber, please write your answer, with a brief explanation. I think sadgati is the word!
  
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What should be said on the death of a Hindu, instead of RIP?

I am given to understand that religions like Christianity and Islam use the phrase RIP in relation to a dead person, so that he/she rests in his/her grave till the judgement day.

Since Hinduism has no such concept, what alternative to RIP should Hindus use (in accordance with scriptures/dharma) to offer wishes towards a dead person?

death terminology

share|improve this question

edited Apr 22 at 13:53

Zanna

320117

asked Apr 22 at 11:05

spkakkarspkakkar

309110

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  sadgati prAptirastu can be an alternative
  
  – Lazy Lubber
  Apr 22 at 11:13
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  Something like "May you attain Moksha" might suite here (preferably in Sanskrit), as in Hindus "Moksha Prapti" is considered as the ultimate goal.
  
  – V.Aggarwal
  Apr 22 at 11:34
  

  
  
  
  


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  @V.Aggarwal, what do you see people saying/wishing for the deceased person (preferably in rural areas) ?
  
  – spkakkar
  Apr 22 at 11:37
  

  
  
  
  


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  @spkakkar Never observed anything like this, so I don't really know.
  
  – V.Aggarwal
  Apr 22 at 11:39
  

  
  
  
  


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  @LazyLubber, please write your answer, with a brief explanation. I think sadgati is the word!
  
  – spkakkar
  Apr 23 at 7:10
  

  
  
  
  

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show 13 more comments

What should be said on the death of a Hindu, instead of RIP?

I am given to understand that religions like Christianity and Islam use the phrase RIP in relation to a dead person, so that he/she rests in his/her grave till the judgement day.

Since Hinduism has no such concept, what alternative to RIP should Hindus use (in accordance with scriptures/dharma) to offer wishes towards a dead person?

death terminology

share|improve this question

edited Apr 22 at 13:53

Zanna

320117

asked Apr 22 at 11:05

spkakkarspkakkar

309110

share|improve this question

edited Apr 22 at 13:53

Zanna

320117

asked Apr 22 at 11:05

spkakkarspkakkar

309110

share|improve this question

edited Apr 22 at 13:53

Zanna

320117

asked Apr 22 at 11:05

spkakkarspkakkar

309110

edited Apr 22 at 13:53

Zanna

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edited Apr 22 at 13:53

Zanna

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We generally say 'Bhagwaan uski aatma ko shaanti de' means 'May God provide peace to his/her soul'. Since body is cremated and Soul cannot die, so the soul should have a positive/peaceful energy instead of negative/violent energy.

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answered Apr 22 at 18:04

Shefali KumawatShefali Kumawat

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  Namaste Shefali ji, according to my view, this phrase "aatma ko shaanti de" is semantic adoption of RIP. Modern Hindus have a total disconnect from their roots. They just copy the idea. Anyway, thanks for your time.
  
  – spkakkar
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Swami Vivekananda mentions :

in Western language, a man gives up the ghost, but in our language a man gives up his body. (CW).

So people in the Western Coutries identify the individual with the body of that individual which is buried. So there is the conecept of RIP.

The Hindus, when one dies, say that he or she has given up the body (deha-tyAga). So they cremate or burn the body and then do the srAddha rituals for the peace of the soul. It is believed that srAddha ceremony, if properly done, pleases the pitris and the God and the departed soul is able to move to heaven and enjoy bliss there.There is the notion of rebirth also.

So there is no concept of RIP in hindu culture.

The substitute of the wishful word is 'SvadhA' which means

sweet libation, oblation to the Manes (sanskritdictionary.com)

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answered Apr 22 at 11:20

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  SvadhA is the wishful word that pleases the departed soul via pleasing the pitris.You are welcome.
  
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  I don't know why I see so many people here saying that Christians or other foreigners think that a person is their body or don't believe in souls. It is a commonplace in Euro-USian culture that the soul leaves the body at death.
  
  – Zanna
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  We don't say "left the ghost". Rather the "ghost" leaves the body. But we also say "soul" all the time. In fact Christians constantly talk about souls and many consider the idea of ghosts as superstition
  
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  I concur that it is certainly not the case that Christians, at least, identify the body with the soul. In the west, Christians hold that the soul is one's "true being" and the body is merely a vessel. The difference with eastern religions arises as to what happens to the soul after death. Easterners frequently allow for the soul to continue here on Earth, often in another body (reincarnation). Christians hold that the soul goes elsewhere at death and never comes back to Earth. Judaism, interestingly, is famously ambiguous about what happens after death.
  
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  You may find this wikipedia page informative on the subject of the Christian concept of a soul.
  
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  Apr 23 at 18:10
  

  
  
  
  

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We generally say 'Bhagwaan uski aatma ko shaanti de' means 'May God provide peace to his/her soul'. Since body is cremated and Soul cannot die, so the soul should have a positive/peaceful energy instead of negative/violent energy.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 22 at 18:04

Shefali KumawatShefali Kumawat

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  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Namaste Shefali ji, according to my view, this phrase "aatma ko shaanti de" is semantic adoption of RIP. Modern Hindus have a total disconnect from their roots. They just copy the idea. Anyway, thanks for your time.
  
  – spkakkar
  Apr 22 at 20:30
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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We generally say 'Bhagwaan uski aatma ko shaanti de' means 'May God provide peace to his/her soul'. Since body is cremated and Soul cannot die, so the soul should have a positive/peaceful energy instead of negative/violent energy.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 22 at 18:04

Shefali KumawatShefali Kumawat

292

• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Namaste Shefali ji, according to my view, this phrase "aatma ko shaanti de" is semantic adoption of RIP. Modern Hindus have a total disconnect from their roots. They just copy the idea. Anyway, thanks for your time.
  
  – spkakkar
  Apr 22 at 20:30
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

We generally say 'Bhagwaan uski aatma ko shaanti de' means 'May God provide peace to his/her soul'. Since body is cremated and Soul cannot die, so the soul should have a positive/peaceful energy instead of negative/violent energy.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 22 at 18:04

Shefali KumawatShefali Kumawat

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answered Apr 22 at 18:04

Shefali KumawatShefali Kumawat

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answered Apr 22 at 18:04

Shefali KumawatShefali Kumawat

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answered Apr 22 at 18:04

Shefali KumawatShefali Kumawat

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1

Swami Vivekananda mentions :

in Western language, a man gives up the ghost, but in our language a man gives up his body. (CW).

So people in the Western Coutries identify the individual with the body of that individual which is buried. So there is the conecept of RIP.

The Hindus, when one dies, say that he or she has given up the body (deha-tyAga). So they cremate or burn the body and then do the srAddha rituals for the peace of the soul. It is believed that srAddha ceremony, if properly done, pleases the pitris and the God and the departed soul is able to move to heaven and enjoy bliss there.There is the notion of rebirth also.

So there is no concept of RIP in hindu culture.

The substitute of the wishful word is 'SvadhA' which means

sweet libation, oblation to the Manes (sanskritdictionary.com)

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 23 at 6:18

answered Apr 22 at 11:20

commonmancommonman

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  SvadhA is the wishful word that pleases the departed soul via pleasing the pitris.You are welcome.
  
  – commonman
  Apr 22 at 11:36
  

  
  
  
  


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  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I don't know why I see so many people here saying that Christians or other foreigners think that a person is their body or don't believe in souls. It is a commonplace in Euro-USian culture that the soul leaves the body at death.
  
  – Zanna
  Apr 22 at 13:49
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  We don't say "left the ghost". Rather the "ghost" leaves the body. But we also say "soul" all the time. In fact Christians constantly talk about souls and many consider the idea of ghosts as superstition
  
  – Zanna
  Apr 22 at 14:20
  

  
  
  
  


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  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I concur that it is certainly not the case that Christians, at least, identify the body with the soul. In the west, Christians hold that the soul is one's "true being" and the body is merely a vessel. The difference with eastern religions arises as to what happens to the soul after death. Easterners frequently allow for the soul to continue here on Earth, often in another body (reincarnation). Christians hold that the soul goes elsewhere at death and never comes back to Earth. Judaism, interestingly, is famously ambiguous about what happens after death.
  
  – Scott
  Apr 22 at 19:46
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  You may find this wikipedia page informative on the subject of the Christian concept of a soul.
  
  – Scott
  Apr 23 at 18:10
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 8 more comments

1

Swami Vivekananda mentions :

in Western language, a man gives up the ghost, but in our language a man gives up his body. (CW).

So people in the Western Coutries identify the individual with the body of that individual which is buried. So there is the conecept of RIP.

The Hindus, when one dies, say that he or she has given up the body (deha-tyAga). So they cremate or burn the body and then do the srAddha rituals for the peace of the soul. It is believed that srAddha ceremony, if properly done, pleases the pitris and the God and the departed soul is able to move to heaven and enjoy bliss there.There is the notion of rebirth also.

So there is no concept of RIP in hindu culture.

The substitute of the wishful word is 'SvadhA' which means

sweet libation, oblation to the Manes (sanskritdictionary.com)

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 23 at 6:18

answered Apr 22 at 11:20

commonmancommonman

11.6k1852

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  SvadhA is the wishful word that pleases the departed soul via pleasing the pitris.You are welcome.
  
  – commonman
  Apr 22 at 11:36
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I don't know why I see so many people here saying that Christians or other foreigners think that a person is their body or don't believe in souls. It is a commonplace in Euro-USian culture that the soul leaves the body at death.
  
  – Zanna
  Apr 22 at 13:49
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  We don't say "left the ghost". Rather the "ghost" leaves the body. But we also say "soul" all the time. In fact Christians constantly talk about souls and many consider the idea of ghosts as superstition
  
  – Zanna
  Apr 22 at 14:20
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I concur that it is certainly not the case that Christians, at least, identify the body with the soul. In the west, Christians hold that the soul is one's "true being" and the body is merely a vessel. The difference with eastern religions arises as to what happens to the soul after death. Easterners frequently allow for the soul to continue here on Earth, often in another body (reincarnation). Christians hold that the soul goes elsewhere at death and never comes back to Earth. Judaism, interestingly, is famously ambiguous about what happens after death.
  
  – Scott
  Apr 22 at 19:46
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  You may find this wikipedia page informative on the subject of the Christian concept of a soul.
  
  – Scott
  Apr 23 at 18:10
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 8 more comments

Swami Vivekananda mentions :

in Western language, a man gives up the ghost, but in our language a man gives up his body. (CW).

So people in the Western Coutries identify the individual with the body of that individual which is buried. So there is the conecept of RIP.

The Hindus, when one dies, say that he or she has given up the body (deha-tyAga). So they cremate or burn the body and then do the srAddha rituals for the peace of the soul. It is believed that srAddha ceremony, if properly done, pleases the pitris and the God and the departed soul is able to move to heaven and enjoy bliss there.There is the notion of rebirth also.

So there is no concept of RIP in hindu culture.

The substitute of the wishful word is 'SvadhA' which means

sweet libation, oblation to the Manes (sanskritdictionary.com)

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 23 at 6:18

answered Apr 22 at 11:20

commonmancommonman

11.6k1852

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edited Apr 23 at 6:18

answered Apr 22 at 11:20

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answered Apr 22 at 11:20

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