When we think of death we generally think of it as being a time for mourning and sorrow for that are loved ones are no longer with us. Buddhism has an entirely different approach towards death and the burial rituals that most of us are accustomed to. For a Buddhist a funeral is not a time to mourn but prepare the individual for his/her rebirth. Mourning is useless for illness, old age, and death …showed first 75 words of 807 total…

…showed last 75 words of 807 total…door or the back window. Moving out of the front door would bring bad luck since that is the last way the deceased had entered the house alive. As the corpse is lifted to the pallbearers shoulders, there is a brief ritualized wailing from the female relatives. This is the only time where outward mourning will be seen. The funeral procession is walked single file with the men then the women behind them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**