1.   Funerals are conducted by monks, who chant scripture and remind those present of the impermanence of each life.

2.   A flower-decorated float carrying the finger later paraded Taipei streets in a procession led by women in traditional long dresses and monks in yellow robes chanting scriptures.

3.   At a large ceremony in Taipei, a chorus of monks and nuns chanted Buddhist scriptures to put the dead souls to rest.

4.   China Airlines executives in dark suits and pilots in white uniforms joined the relatives as they sat on purple mattresses, chanting Buddhist scriptures with monks and nuns.

5.   The canvas tent then reverberated with the sounds of monks chanting scriptures.

6.   They learn to interpret, write and chant Buddhist scriptures in the Dai language.