Religious Rites and Rituals in Singapore People are Expected to Respect in Funerals
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Introduction to Buddhism
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Buddhism is one of the world’s largest population of religions, with the global Buddhist population standing at 488 million in the 2010s. Among the many countries with significant Buddhist populations, China, Thailand and Vietnam.
Death in Buddhism
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It has been acknowledged throughout Asia that Buddhists are specialists in death. Buddhist doctrine emphasizes change, thus the absence of an enduring identity and the natural process of death. The desire for our own permanence contributes...
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New Burial Policy (Choa Chu Kang Cemetery Exhumation Programme)
NEA carries out exhumation programmes in phrases at the Choa Chu Kang (CCK) Cemetery, the only active burial ground in Singapore. This is done in accordance with the New Burial Policy.
Finding a Funeral Director​​
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To look for a funeral director
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Introduction to Taoism
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Taoism, which originated in China more than 2000 years ago, has about 31 million followers worldwide. The founder was believed to be Lao-tzu, who developed a set of principles of the universe known as the Tao...
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Chinese Funerals in Singapore
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Chinese funerals in the context of Singapore will be discussed in general instead of segregating them into Buddhist and Taoism funerals as similar themes and practices have been identified in the funeral customs of these two religions.
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Young and faithful: 20-year-old ordained as Taoist priest
by Koh Hui Theng
Young priests, including undergraduates, are ordained. They can then preside over rituals (eg. weddings and funerals). "I get called 'boy boy' sometimes because of the way (I look)...."
