Ego death and stream entry is it the same thing? I was wondering if ego death and stream entry is the same?
During what i call 'ego death' or 'experience of pure consciousness', i emptied out  and saw the internal galaxy images. Insights came  although it felt too much to comprehend. I was speechless. Basically it was inconceivable. It lasted 6 hours and more I couldn't sleep after. After that my life changed significantly. I still have issues with self esteem  but much less.
I wish it were so complete.  Stream entry, while a major event in one's practice, is by no means the death of the ego.  In fact, it only releases one from the lower three fetters (e.g. belief in a self, doubt, and attachment to rites and rituals).  There's much more to go.  I'd go so far to say that it's not until one becomes an arhant that the "ego", as we understand in the Western sense, is finally put to rest.

It's important to understand, however, that "stream entry" is category term for a collection of insights.  While these insights can happen as the result of a single event, that event and the experiences surrounding it like feelings of oneness, visions, and the like are really inconsequential.  What is important is the shift in perspective that follows.  This is fundamentally what distinguishes Buddhism from other mystical traditions.