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Originally Posted by BigJohn
One Animistic aspect you will find in South East Asia is the Spirit Houses.
Virtually every home has at least one Spirit House.
And then there is the room dedicated to the ancestors................
I am surprised the drunken no-goods do not drink the whiskey,
smoke the cigarettes and eat the food left at the Spirit Houses. |
It's funny that you mention this. My wife is from a small fishing village in the Philippines and is Catholic but she also leaves cigarettes, rum and food on the alter for departed relatives.
Maybe it's not so much a Buddhist thing but more a south East Asian thing.