The article will provide an overview of Buddhist attitudes towards death, describe the care given with respect to the family's cultural and religious wishes and emphasise the importance of assessing spiritual and religious needs at the end of life. Specific rituals/traditions surrounding death and ...
After a processional through the center of Cusco and a few more rituals, they begin the final part of the ceremony at theancient archaeological siteof Sacsahuamán. There, thousands of spectators watch from the surrounding hills as the Inca leader says his final words before the ritual sacrifice...
These plants were used in all the religious rituals from birth to death. The monks, Shamans, Akhons and locals use them during several religious occasions [15]. Mostly religious plants were used either to please the deities or assure their support of human health and well-being or to drive...
anthropologist Joanne Baron writes that “rituals and discourses related to patron deities ultimately formulated Maya rulership as a locally oriented institution, which limited the ability of powerful kingdoms to create wider religious communities.” Her analysis directly addresses the reason why the ancie...
Pashupatinath Temple is one of the seven UNESCO Cultural Heritage Sites of the Kathmandu Valley. It is also a cremation site where the last rites of Hindus are performed. The rituals of cremation are not for the faint-hearted; still visitors are seen watching curiously from across the river fr...
Most people do not understand the Death Cult and why these people worship demonic forces such as Lucifer or Satan, and why they sacrifice children, why they have sex with children. Why do they drink human blood and engage in Satanic Ritual Abuse and sex magic rituals? The Luciferian cult ...
often are areas that are some distance away from the villages and therefore no festivals are celebrated in such groves. These groves often don’t have a temple where people can meet for social gatherings and perform rituals collectively. Such groves are mainly used as places of individual ...
Before his death, Ooni Odua, reformed the government he crowned all his children and sent them abroad with orders to show filial obedience to their brother whom he first crowned as his successor. Tradition tells us that Oduduwa had many children, male and female. Oduduwa’s first child was ...
s the onset of the monsoon, the showers are sporadic and bring a rejuvenating freshness to the air, making it an ideal time for exploring. From witnessing the sacred rituals in Bangkok to embarking on mountain adventures in Northern Thailand, May is a month that...
[2,3], explaining the world, nature, functioning of society, history, rituals, and social organization, as well as interactions within surrounding environment [4]. It is the product of the accumulation of experience and practices in resource use in a particular area throughout history [5,6]....