The first Buddhist ceremony at the funeral home was this evening. Several Laotian monks from the temple in Lowell were there, but other than immediate family, only a few other guests attended. I knew Thuy, Paula and Joe, and Jon. Of course, many more people showed up at the house to "share" with the family.
I understood that the point of the ceremony was to pray for Bounthong's soul, that it would detach from her body and depart from this world in peace. The chanting of the monks was quite calming.
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