https://damienkanerigden.com/blog/f/meditate-on-death
I made a blog post about my new stamp and how it came to be.
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Theravada Buddhists dress the deceased in white and lay the body out for a vigil, during which monks are invited to chant and offer blessings. The dead person’s hand lies extended, and visitors pour a cup of water over the hand into a bowl of water in which blossoms float— asking forgiveness for any transgressions against the person during her life.
In the monastery, when an elder monk or nun dies, the vigil can last a week. And all are instructed to Meditate on Death.