According to a study in 2018, the biggest religious group in Edinburgh is no religious people, they are 60% population of Edinburgh, next is Christians, Muslims and then Hindus, Buddhists. However, in Edinburgh, there are many Christian churches and overall there are many funeral homes in Edinburgh that provide Christian funeral services. Also, there are many Muslim centre halls for them to have their traditional activities.
But, there aren’t any funeral service centres for Hindus and Buddhists, so how do the third and fourth biggest religious groups in Edinburgh have better funeral services? There is one called Edinburgh Hindu Mandir And Cultural Centre for the Hindus to arrange some traditional festival activities. And there is one called Dhammapdipa Temple for the Buddhists to pray.
after research on Hindu and Buddhist funeral routines in the UK, there are some results:
These are screenshots on Fenix funeral website, it describes how Hindu and Buddhist people in the UK have a funeral, some traditional details are simplified due to they are not in their own country.
Above are how the Hindu funeral is planned in the UK.
Above are how the Buddhist funeral is planned in the UK.
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