Mourning My Miscarriage: Comparative Analysis

According to the BBC article Buddhism at a glance, the religion, Buddhism is based on the teaching of Siddhartha Gautama or more commonly Buddha. However, when reading this article it’s evident that Buddhism shares a lot of similarities with Hinduism but at the same time it differs. For Instance, both religions stem from similar cultural belief and backgrounds, both religions practice meditation which they believe is the path for their salvation, for Buddhists it’s the desire to attain Nirvana which is the state of liberation and freedom from suffering and for the Hindus is to reach their God. Both Hindu and Buddhist believe in reincarnation, they believe the good deeds of a person are their work for salvation and their salvation will

After her many miscarriages, she finds herself in Japan to come to terms with her losses with infertility and her quest to become a mother. In this article she talks about the Mizuko Jizo and the rituals surrounding miscarriages, abortions and still birth. I tend to empathized with Peggy because the thought of wanting a child and her inability to bring forth children would be horrible in my view, and that why I believe she went to Japan to locate Jizo statue to find sort of comfort and solace to deal with the lost. Furthermore, in this article it states that Jizo statue is special to pregnant women and those who experience the loss of a child. Grieving parents can be seen placing toys and other offerings besides these statues because it’s their belief that Jizo statue invoke protection on your dead child. Basically, I tend to believe this place is where mothers can let out their feelings of guilt and frustration and return gain a peace mind to know that their child or children are going to be well and this also helps them to grieving process. It’s troubling how so many women are ashamed and keep silent on their miscarriages. If any of my friends or family members should go through this, I would hope they reach out to me so that I can provide support and possibly a shoulder to cry on. Dealing with something as sensitive as this on your own would be difficult. Also,

On the other hand, it was sad to see that because of modernization the Vietnamese tradition of the funeral music isn’t the same as it used to be, because, the new generation of young people who plays in the bands, just play to earn money and when they do participate in the band, it’s not done correctly because they appear to be bored, uninterested and don’t understand the true meaning of funeral music. It was also embittered that many people would by recorded music, instead of hiring the traditional folklore bands. I tend to empathized with the older generation who takes part in the bands because, this can be viewed disrespectfully because it’s not done