American War Cemetry, Manila, Philippines

Headstones at Blue Beach Cemetery, San Carlos, Falkland Islands

Salt pan polygons at Badwater Basin, 282ft below sea level and the lowest place in North America, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Mary's death, Sainte-Marie des Batignolles church, Paris, France, Europe

Snow on the ground in February in the old churchyard which was destroyed in the 1847 revolt when 150 Indians died, Taos Pueblo, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Taos, New Mexico, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Badlands from Zabriskie Point, looking west, Death Valley National Monument, California, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Doc Holliday's Grave, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Skeleton of hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Headstones in graveyard of St Mary the Virgin Church, Harefield, Middlesex, UK

Graveyard in woodland setting at 11th Century St Nicholas Church, Oddington near Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire

Grave at cemetery graveyard at St Amand de Coly, Dordogne, France

Headstones at a German Military Cemetery where 21,222 Germans are buried at La Combe in Normandy, France

2 Para Memorial cross at Goose Green, Falkland Islands

Lemo cliff tombs, Toraja area, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Artist's Palette, Artist's Drive, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Man visiting the Cemetery of Douaumont (Ossuaire de Douaumont) at Fleury-devant-Douaumont near Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France, Europe

Skull and bones, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Memorial Amphitheatre, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America (USA), North America

Inca cemetery near Nazca, Peru, South America

Woman's foot on globe, Bad Waters Point, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Traditional Toraja funeral, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Capuchin Cemetery, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Mosaic of the serpent that said to the woman, no, you shall not die the death, in Fourviere Basilica, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

View of gravestones in Arlington National Cemetery in springtime, Washington D.C., United States of America, North America

Remains of an Iron Age woman, excavated in 1976 near Rudston, East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Deshaies waterfront, couple in rowing boat, Death In Paradise location, Saint Marie, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Cremation, funeral rites, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lemo cliff tombs, Toraja area, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cave tomb at Londa, Toraja area, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Mummy Museum (Museo de las Momias) in Guanajuato, a World Heritage Site, Guanajuato, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

St Peter and St Paul Church and graveyard, Checkendon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Catacombs of Santa Savinilla, Nepi, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy, Europe

The Racetrack Point, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

The Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Wall tombs near Rantepao, Toraja area, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Detail of fresco of Mary's Dormition in Capharnaum (Capernaum) Greek Orthodox church, Capharnaum, Galilee, Israel, Middle East

Effigies of the dead, Lemo cliff tombs, Toraja area, island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Ossuary in Sedlec, Kutna Hora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Czech Republic, Europe

The Racetrack Point, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

The Racetrack Point, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Stained glass window of St. Louis's death in Tunis, St. Louis church, Vittel, Vosges, France, Europe

Greek Orthodox icon depicting St. Gregory Palamas's dormition (death), Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Altare della Patria, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Funeral tower, funeral rites, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lemo cliff tombs, Toraja area, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wall tombs near Rantepao, Toraja area, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lanterns for the dead, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Maori graves, Port Levy, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Sunrise over Badwater and the Panamint Range from Dantes View, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Badwater, the lowest point in North America, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Tapestry in Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey depicting the life of St. Benedict, Solesmes, Sarthe, France, Europe

Lemo cliff tombs, Toraja area, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sand dunes near Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Zabriskie Point, Death Valley Natiional Park, California, United States of America, North America

Greek Orthodox graveyard, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

Grave, Chedde, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

White lanterns honoring the dead, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Coffins at a funeral show, Paris, France, Europe

Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Sand dunes near Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Tourists on a train ride on the Death Railway along the River Kwai, Kanchanaburi, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sand dunes near Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

St. Denis painting at Pantheon, Paris, France, Europe

Effigies of the dead looking out from Lemo cliff tombs, Toraja area, island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dead fish, Costa Rica, Central America

Wall tombs, Toraja area, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Road, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Badwater, the lowest point in North America, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Pieta in Milano monumental cemetery, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Pieta, Pont-l'Abbe, Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

Crucifix on a coffin, Paris, France, Europe

Badwater, the lowest point in North America, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Mary on her deathbed surrounded by Jesus and the apostles, Virgin's Gate, west front, Notre Dame Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Paris, France, Europe

Grave, Chedde, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Merry Cemetery, Sapanta, Maramures, Romania, Europe

American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines

Sand dunes on valley floor, Death Valley, California, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Lemo cliff tombs, Toraja area, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wall tombs near Rantepao, Toraja area, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sand dunes near Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Hand on Cross, Chedde, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Crucifix on a coffin, Paris, France, Europe

Lantern for the dead, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Lantern for the dead, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Interior of the tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, UNESCO World Heritage Site, West Bank, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Deaths-head hawkmoth (acherontia atropos) final instar larva or caterpillar, showing close-up of tail or horn

Stone angel, Highgate cemetery, London, England, UK, Europe

Japan, Koyasan, Shinto Shrine For Dead Children

Chatral senge dorje rinpoche seated on a tiger skin, yonglesho, Nepal

Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased

Trulshig rinpoche, blesses. Tulshig rinpoche blesses. Tulshig rimpoche s followers believe that he, like many other lamas, reassumes a human body after death in order to return to disciples. previous incarnation of tulshig rimpoche spent several years at dzarongpu monastery (highest monastery in world located at 16,500’ within sight of northern side of mt everest) served as of ngawong tenzin teachers. He promised to return in next life, so at tulshig s death ngawong tenzin norbu sought found reincarnation. current tulshig rimpoche then came to monastery studied with ngawong tenzin norbu. relationship between teacher student, in which a teacher returns to study from former student, maintains lineage over generations. Bhutan

A wasp (species Delta emarginatum, family eumenidae, order hymenoptera) stings a caterpillar on a leaf in Cape Town in South Africa.

Dharma chakra, jhokang roof, lhasa. Buddha shakyamuni considered a cultivated awareness of death impermanence to be fundamental to a happy healthy life. Tibet

Eyl is a town in somalias puntland state. The prominent clan in eyl district are yonis idiris, a sub-clan of isse mahamud, which in turn is a sub-clan of majeerteen. Eyl is near the hafun peninsula, the location of most of somalias casualties from the 2004 indian ocean tsunami., the tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Cambodia tuol sleng museum and former prison and torture chambers of the khmer rouge. phnom penh. photographs of victims imprisoned, tortured and killed at the prison

Family preparing a body for cremation at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva located on the banks of the Bagmati River Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia