On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v1.c8.s12.6
On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v1.c8.s12.6
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v1.c8.s12.6
The Buddhist Brethren are forbidden to wail aloud (i. e. over a departed one); on the death of a parent they read a service of gratitude; their "following the departed" and "being earnest about his death" are securing his bliss in the other world.