I wrote a series of articles about death and Jain traditions when my grandfather passed away . This post lists all the articles that I wrote. Some of the posts share opinions that explain why, for example, Indians and East Africans began to cremate bodies whilst the other opinion focuses on the Read more…
My friend was telling me that he heard a news report about joss/incense sticks having a similar effect to cigarettes. This is not good at all! Especially for Buddhists, Jains, Hindus and anyone else who using them during prayers. Here’s the article. Burning incense may be good for your spiritual Read more…
I asked a learned friend the question (‘According to the Jain faith, why are incense sticks placed in the coffin?’) because my grandfather passed away recently. This made me think about the rituals that are in place and the fact that the generation that will become ‘the elders’ mostly, do Read more…
