The Dalai Lama states that Buddhism asserts that all people move through the prescribed eight stages as they die.

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Buddhism does not assert that all people move through eight prescribed stages as they die; this is a misunderstanding. The process of dying is described in various ways within Buddhist texts, but there is no single doctrine stating that everyone goes through eight specific stages.

The Dalai Lama States That Buddhism Asserts That All People