I've never been to a funeral. I could probably guess how a Christian funeral ceremony goes, since i see them in movies. I don't know how accurate those are, but i guess i got the main idea.
A Buddhist funeral ceremony on the other hand, i don't have a real clear picture. I've done a small paper on it for my Anthropology class and for the chinese ceremony, there are a lot of rituals and the ceremony lasts for days. I also confirmed these rituals with my mom, as she went to China last year to be by her mother before she passed on. If you want to read up on the rituals, here's a link www.buddhanet.net/reflect.htm.
I try not to think about these things too much. It's just that i can not imagine my life without my mom and dad not being here, but still i feel it's important to know these things so when the time does come... i'll know what to do.
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