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Vietnamese perceptions in funeral arrangements.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.

+ Funeral is an indispensable ritual in Vietnamese life. The form of funerals is different for each region, but in general it is still heavily influenced by the Chinese rituals. Although the ceremony today has changed a lot to suit modern life, it is still a funeral somewhere and people still have to proceed properly to see off the deceased to eternity.
+ Our funeral is based on "Tho Mai Gia Le" and "Gia Le Chi Nam". The layman Tho Mai, whose main name is Ho Gia Tan, lived in the post-Le period, has compiled the family book into a book. Nam Tong coined and Tho Mai lay layman also made some modifications.
+ Vietnamese social activities are heavy with affection, attach more importance to the bloodline of family and relatives, so since thousands of years ago, the issue of funeral has been posed in an old way. Many books and thoughts of East Asian philosophers have mentioned the responsibility of people in mourning carefully. "Birth", "old", "illness", "death" are four must-have things in a lifetime, no one can avoid.

Funeral

As mentioned above, Funeral in "Tho mai Gia ceremony" is a long-standing custom, originating in ancient Chinese rituals. Today, this practice, although outdated, is still widely applied among the people. Speaking of funerals, we have to consider religion, depending on the beliefs of each religion, there are different ways of conducting "funerals".

In fact, with the strong development of science and technology, along with the progressive awareness of "Life, the Universe" ... in today's busy life, few of us have enough time, money and enough credits to be able to carry out all the more or less colorful profane and superstitious practices that date back to ancient times. However, the following concept is still bad: "Death does not mean no more but DEATH is only LOST" means "A thing (matter) has just Lapsed, it means that it (the soul) is ALSO EXISTING. somewhere". Indeed, in our memories still lingers the image of them, the loved ones most.

There are three of the greatest days in a person's life: the date of birth, the wedding day, and the date of death .

We want to organize a solemn and considerate funeral for relatives, reduce outdated customs, and at the same time not hold a too wasteful funeral.

"Why don't we devote ourselves to being filial and caring for a loved one while they are still alive? But by the time they are gone, even if we cry, what is the point?" END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.8/9/2020.