| Destination | Mode of Transportation | Amenities | Accommodations | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise | Islam | Date and pomegranate trees, goblets of non-sin-inducing wine served by boy waiters, virgins, everlasting peace | Gardens, brocade-lined couches, green cushions, beautiful carpets | Repentance, righteousness, passing of God’s tests, including weighing of soul and judging of deeds |
| Valhalla | Norse paganism | Freshly slaughtered boar, liquor from goat’s udder, daily warrior fights | Shield-roofed palace | Glorious death in battle |
| Sukhavati | Pure Land Mahayana Buddhism | Music of birds, trees hung with precious jewels and gold bells, rebirth | Purifying lotus buds on a terraced pond in a land of bliss | Belief in Buddha Amitabha, invocation of his name at moment of death |
| Elysian Fields | Greek polytheism | Eternal sunshine, incense- and fruit-bearing trees, music, drinks, singing, dancing, wrestling | Rose meadows on the banks of the River Oceanus at earth’s end | Gaining the favor of the gods, living righteously |
| Heaven | Roman Catholicism | Eternal life, beatific vision, becoming godlike | Pearl-gate entrance, God’s eternal presence | Baptism, dying in God’s grace, penance in purgatory |
| Fields of Earu | Egyptian polytheism | Feasts, boating, checkers | Fields and canals in the sky | Mummification, being provisioned with spells and amulets |
