Buddhists celebrated the funeral rites HOW?

During the funeral should do the "Buddha" such as chanting, Buddha etc ... But in the funeral rites in China at present, the only monastic chant, no standing funeral home. Since the funeral rites were held by the envoy of the sponsorship undertaking, the Buddha is just extra work.

According to the official mourning rituals of Buddhism, apart from those in charge of the funeral, the subject is an ordained shaman chanting for the dead deceased. Those who attended the funeral should have the book in hand to recite the Buddhist shaman ceremony, prayer and a brief verse should read, as all "business center", "Uncle reborn", "Shelf chanting," "Reciting the Buddha's name", "Shelf dedication." Just because the reader does not need to promote the participation of many people who do not know the chorus. Then the shaman brief biography, Buddhist merit, good works of the dead briefly to say something to the dead reborn pure and comforting family and friends of the deceased.

The funeral home and funeral common (for friends unions) should be organized on the same day for the convenience, and the funeral rites should organize a simple, solemn, less than an hour's time, the most is an hour and a half. Use bands or fence honors are the gimmicky form. These people are not Buddhists believe that these forms may be effective at comforting people dead. As for the Buddhists, it only disturbs the dead center where students pray buddhafields.

Until now, the Buddhist funeral is not specified. But in China, which is the funeral rites as a holdover stages, when the dead not alive and after death, there are stages such as bathing, changing clothes, put your spirit, the spiritual duty status import agency, funeral, burial, as ritual sacrifice 7 days to 100 days, etc. ...

According to the Pure Land teachings easily "move up" (1) should invite good knowledge, including home and ordained to the deceased, said the law, chant, recite. And within 12 hours after death, the applicant organization and continue to wash the deceased. Anyone have any formal celebration held for the deceased dead center toward birth into the Pure Land. It is best to have the ceremony deceased monks, or else you can ask fellow friends, help the deceased fellow.

Buddhists handling dead bodies like?

Maybe put in jail or in a coffin for cremation or buried. If the cremated ashes are brought to the temple or to church is located in the tower, or buried in the grave. But cremation or burial, should also chanting rituals, prayers, dedication, rather ostentatious rituals such as hospitality and music sent tears coal lease rent etc. ...

Once upon a time, in rural practices, the elderly are preparing shopping coffin, mourning dress for the long life and for the benefit of sand. But today in the industrial and commercial society, it is not customary nor longer needed.

As mentioned above, the funeral rites according to Buddhist trying to do simple, solemn and particularly during the funeral is not about killing present, as ancient salt, alcohol, meat is treated to a friend or to dead souls sacrificed. In my village in Jiangsu province, on the occasion of the funeral, only the people she ran to greet those attending, visit satire. Ancestral altar only fruit, vegetarian offerings neck ... with wreaths, flower baskets, marine and reduce or repeal, except for a basket, or a wreath of dear friends as the group delegates. Tour satire than the amount to cover funeral expenses and the daily needs (if funeral of the poor class) should also bring all offerings to the Three Jewels or the interests of missionary life, the charity, to dedicate life to the dead is ultra pure.

Parents die, children are crying for sympathy commonplace. When Buddha attained Nirvana except the A-la-drought levels were liberated all the disciples cried. But in today's funeral, if because of the organization to "cry to express compassion" should not. The Buddhists should rather weep by the Buddha.

So when the Buddha because the dead do? And should proceed to Buddha like?

Footnotes:

(1) Some work with the dying, such as changing clothes, recite.END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY THICH CHAN TANH.MHDT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.17/8/2013.NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).