Why Is Shame Worse

What is worse, shame or death? This question varies a lot depending on religion, beliefs and culture. At first sight you might say that death is worse than shame since shame can be overcome and death is the end. If you ask a Christian person they would say that death is worse than shame since shame will only last a while and in the other hand death is going to Heaven and ending your life. But if you ask a Buddhist person they would say that shame is worse since they believe in reincarnation so dying isn’t really the end. “People will tell of your undying shame, and for a man of honor shame is worse than death”. (2nd teaching, 33) The Gita says that shame is worse than death. This might be influenced with the religion in India, Buddhism. They believe that death is not the end so that is why the Gita says its better not to have shame.