Talk:Left for her heavenly abode

This is often said in the west as well. "Gone to a better place", "sitting on a star" or "being a star" are heard as well. Rather than wailing over those who have 'passed' many have wakes, a mela where people eat (neighbors bring dishes of food and tell stories of the 'deceaseds life). The Irish in particular are known to use 'spirits' liberally, during their wakes. Many even recount seeing the 'spirit', atma or soul leave the body. As Hindus listen to the crack of the skull, which allows ones spirit to leave ones body; the american indians of the last centuries, scalped people to 'capture' the soul of those who they had killed.