Ancestor worship, an ancient Vietnamese tradition, is a ritual practice paying tribute to deceased family members and reminding people of their roots. Ancestor worship is an ancient Vietnamese ...

Apropos ``The Significance of Ancestor Worship'' (Speaking Tree, Sept 15) the writer has not correctly interpreted the Vedic meaning of the word pitris. The word pitris does not mean departed soul ...

According to Nagnath Munda, an aged Gaonta, "A lot of mental and material preparation precedes the departure to the forest. We worship ancestors and seek their blessings for a safe hunt.

Not long ago, Yagiken Co., an Osaka-based manufacturer of traditional Japanese Buddhist altars (known as butsudan) for home-based ancestor worship (known as kuyo), opened a showroom called Gallery ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract [English] During the Middle Horizon (A.D. 540-900) the Wari of the central highlands Ayacucho region expanded their control into many parts of ...

Traditional Iban religion revolves around the worship of ancestors and the maintenance of cosmic order through the proper observance of rituals and taboos. Taboo violation is generally met with ...

Ancestor worship is an ancient Vietnamese tradition. Since Confucianism was introduced to Vietnam during the Chinese domination, filial piety, the most fundamental of Confucian values, has been very ...