Though not all Chinese funerals incorporate religious rites, many families ask Buddhist monks to perform prayers at funeral services. Master Kuan Neng, a monk from Sunset Park's Xi Fang Temple, describes what he does.

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Audio Slideshow, Ting Guan's Funeral

Interview with Kuan Neng, a Buddhist Monk in Sunset Park

The Business of Death

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Further Reading

Smithsonian Institution describes various Chinese funerary practices

The New York Times muses on a street of funeral homes in Manhattan’s Chinatown

A citizen journalist captures a funeral procession in Chinatown