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Ancient Chinese Funerary Practices

Artwork from the Jin Dynasty shows life-after-life in 12th-century China
Posted on August 2, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Unlike what we know of classic Christian death mythology,  in which the hope is for the soul to escape to Heaven after life on earth, early Chinese beliefs surrounding death expected the core of your being to remain intact right … Continue reading →

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