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Rituals of Reverence

Rituals of reverence from different religious groups are summarized as follows: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Sikhism each have specific funeral rites and practices for honoring the deceased, such as washing and wrapping the body, performing prayers and sermons, guiding mourners in mantras and cremation rites, reciting scriptures, and holding community prayers and scattering ashes. The rituals are designed to help the soul transition and provide comfort, closure and meaning for the living.

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Rituals of Reverence

Rituals of reverence from different religious groups are summarized as follows: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Sikhism each have specific funeral rites and practices for honoring the deceased, such as washing and wrapping the body, performing prayers and sermons, guiding mourners in mantras and cremation rites, reciting scriptures, and holding community prayers and scattering ashes. The rituals are designed to help the soul transition and provide comfort, closure and meaning for the living.

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RITUALS OF REVERENCE

Death is a universal experience that everyone, regardless of background, encounters at some


point in their lives. Find out how some religious groups in our country honour the departed.

Written by Megan Tan

Christianity
Islam Hinduism
A vigil is conducted to
Islamic law (sharia) states celebrate the deceased’s life, The eldest son of the
that funerals must begin where loved ones exchange deceased or a Hindu
immediately after memories and pray. Many priest will guide mourners
death. Traditionally, prayers, sermons, hymns and through the mantras and
the body is washed psalms are read during the various death rituals.
by the family, then funeral. For Catholic Within 24 hours after
wrapped in white cloth funerals, a mass is held the death, the cremation
and tied with ropes. before burial. The priest ceremony (mukhagni)
As they believe in the or minister in charge will commences. The ashes
physical resurrection of perform a Rite of Committal may be scattered across
the body, cremation is before the deceased is buried a sacred water body, or
prohibited. Once the body or cremated. a place significant to the
is buried, it should face deceased.
Mecca, the Islamic city.

Buddhism
Loved ones reflect on the Sikhism
good deeds the deceased
had done to help the Sikh funerals are held
soul’s next rebirth. A within three days after
monk recites sermons and death. Sikhs prefer
preach sutras. An altar Taoism cremation and will scatter
is set near the casket for A priest reads scriptures the ashes over water or
mourners to pay their that pray for mercy towards an important place to the
respects. To protect the departed. Similar to deceased. While burial
the body and ease the Buddhism, the altar and is also permitted, no
journey through hell, a pearl ritual are involved. headstone should be built.
pearl is placed inside the Cremation is common Led by a family member
deceased’s mouth. As due to the shared belief in or Sikh minister (granthi),
Buddhists see the body reincarnation. To provide the funeral consists of a
as a vessel for the soul, comfort in the afterlife, joss community prayer (Ardas),
cremation is preferred. paper offerings, like hell and two daily prayers (Japji
money and houses, are burnt and Kirtan Sohila).
for the departed to keep.

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