When it comes to death there are two kinds of Taoism: philosophical and religious. The philosophical approach accepts death a natural returning to the earth, where as religious Taoism has an emphasis on health and healing as ways to gain long life or even immortality as stated by beliefnet.com. Funerals are one of the unique things about the Taoist religion. They are determined by the age of the deceased, the manner of death, status position in society and martial status. Chinatown online says that if a baby or child dies no funeral rites are perf

I think that the greatest thing about this religion is the belief of harmony between opposites. Although both are completely different, they can somehow get along. In one of my findings as example of a river was used. It stated that a river flowing to sea should be able to proceed without any intervention such as a dam. Any intervention disrupts the harmony of life and the same goes for the Yin/Yang. Any disruptions will throw life off balance.

ormed, as respect cannot be shown to a younger person: the child is buried in silence. Worshipers of the Tao also seem somewhat superstitious. Wherever the funeral is being held, statues of Gods are covered and mirrors are taken away for fear of death. If they see the coffin in the mirror then someone in their immediate family is going to die.

When the body is laid to rest the children of the family put the deceased's favorite things in with it. The number of days the wake is depends on the economic status of the deceased. When the coffin is being shut, Chinatown on

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