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Buddhism. Among Buddhists, death is regarded as one of the occasions of major religious significance, both for the deceased and for the survivors. For the deceased, it marks the moment when the transition begins to a new mode of existence within the round of rebirths (see Bhavacakra). When death occurs, all the karmic forces that the dead ...
Most commonly observed are the Buddhist service on the seventh day after death, shonanoka (初七日), and the 49th day, shijūkunichi (四十九日). In many traditions, the urn containing the ashes is interred in a ceremony called nōkotsu (納骨) on the 49th day, and the family stays in mourning until this.
Cheondojae (Korean: 천도재) is a Korean umbrella term for Buddhist rituals based on reincarnation. [1] Cheondojae is also known as after-death ceremonies or Buddhist funeral rites. [2] Buddhists believe when someone dies, their soul is held for 49 days between death and rebirth. [3]
Yeongsanjae is one form of Buddhist ritual, performed in hopes of wishing the deceased to rest in peace and be free from the sufferings. [4] [5] Yeongsanjae is practiced on the 49th day after a person’s death because in Buddhism, it is believed that the soul of the deceased will reach the heaven on the 49th day. [6]
For nine days after the funeral has taken place, novena prayers are offered in a practice called pasiyam (although some start the practice the night after the death). [2] It is also customary for another service to be given on the fortieth day after the death, as it is traditionally believed that the souls of the dead wander the Earth for forty ...
Although his writings reflect a fierce pride of his lowly birth, followers after his death began to ascribe to him a more noble lineage, perhaps to attract more adherents. [47] [48] Some have claimed his father was a rōnin, [49] a manorial functionary (shokan), [10]: 5 or a political refugee. [50] [48] [28]: 4
Nhất Hạnh was born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo on 11 October 1926, in the ancient capital of Huế in central Vietnam. [13][7][14] He is 15th generation Nguyễn Đình; the poet Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, author of Lục Vân Tiên, was his ancestor. [15] His father, Nguyễn Đình Phúc, from Thành Trung village in Thừa Thiên, Huế, was an ...
Kaṭhina (or Kaṭina) is a Pali word referring to the wooden frame used to measure the length and width by which the robes of Buddhist monks are cut. [6] As the legend goes, thirty bhikkhus were journeying with the intention of spending Vassa with Gautama Buddha. [2] However, the rains began before they reached their destination and they had ...