Death And Grieving Process Essay

Cultures from around the world share many similarities and differences. One thing that many people do not think about, when thinking about other cultures and religions, is the death and grieving process. When doing research on two different cultures, such as Christianity and Buddhism, one might find at least one part of the funeral process strange, but every part of the process is done for a reason. An example of some of the difference and similarities that the two cultures share are Buddhist wear white and black to a funeral and now that death and believe in “nether world”; were as, Christians wear all black and believe in heaven or hell; Buddhist do not pray for anyone younger than themselves that passes, because that would be considered disrespectful; were as, Christians will pray for anyone; and finally, Buddhist are given a more time

They space the funeral out so that everyone has the proper amount of grieving time. Unlike a Buddhist funeral, Christian funerals only last 1-2 day, which is hardly enough time to grieve. Depending on how close one is to the deceased and their family, one may or may not be expected to attend every part of the Christian or Buddhist funeral process. If one is close to a family, that practices Buddhism, the right thing to do is to bring a wreath or give the family money in an envelope (Barrow, 2011). With Christian funerals, one might send the family a wreath to put on the grave or send money in an envelope to help with any kind of expenses, but the most common thing to do in the south is to send a home cooked dish. For Buddhist funerals, the person being buried will wear a hand loomed shirt, the shirt brings good luck to the dead. Any colors can be chosen except black. The long sleeve shirt must cover all the fingers of the dead (Shuang, 1993). If the sleeves are too short, there will be bad luck in the after