Talk:Death horoscopes in Tibetan Buddhism

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Hi Morgan! I'm Karina from your death and dying class and I'm peer reviewing your work!

I see that you're creating a new article, good for you! I just see that you've written a lead section, so here are my edits incorporated into it (I just copied what you wrote and then made grammatical/minor adjustments):

Death horoscopes are used and practiced by Tibetan Buddhists. Buddhists have used this method since the beginning and continue to do so, currently. There are a many purposes for a death horoscope, some of which include: determining the right time for discarding a deceased body, understanding the presumed rebirth destination, and revealing how the deceased’s family can improve the deceased’s rebirth. (Buddhist perspective on death). The usage of the death horoscope (by whom?) is intended to be a loving act for the deceased, and is also used as a precautionary measure for the family of the deceased. Many Tibetans believe that when a death occurs within the family, other family members’ lives are jeopardized; however, to combat this possibility, mantras are chanted in order to protect the family. The methodology for the horoscope includes calling in a lama or astrologer (more common), after the individual has died. The lama may perform a religious ritual, known as a powa, followed by an astrologer casting the horoscope (death horoscope marg). In order to calculate the horoscope for an individual, the astrologer must consider the time, date, year, and month of the death. However, the most important factor to be considered is the birth year, because it may indicate the deceased’s birth animal and trigram.

Other pointers: (I mostly just have questions that I think would be effective if you answered them within your writing:


 * You say Buddhists have used death horoscopes "since the beginning" - what is the beginning?
 * Also in the second sentence, you refer to death horoscopes as a "method" - what exactly is it a method for?
 * What is a "lama"?


 * Very importantly, you need to include your citations within your work so that the information can be directly traced back to the source you got it from

Overall, I think that this is a solid lead section, and I am interested to read more about this topic. I know this assignment isn't due just yet, so if you have anything else you want me to read and review, please let me know! Knl18 (talk) 20:18, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

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Peer Review - Kayla McGuiness
I think you have picked a great topic and it's awesome that you're creating your own article! I have never heard of this before so it's definitely something I'm interesting in reading more on.

- I think you have a strong intro paragraph. You did a good job keeping it concise while also hitting main points and including important information.

- The layout for the article you have is a good start as well. In the Purpose section I would definitely expand on both how the horoscope benefits the deceased as well as the family.

- One very important thing that you can work on is your citations. Make sure to create your citations from your references and then to also cite throughout your writing.

You're off to a good start, looking forward to reading more! Kmcguiness95 (talk) 23:25, 18 March 2018 (UTC)