Malaysian Medium Holds Reincarnation Ceremony For Steve Jobs

By: EW News Desk Team   Date: 19 October 2011

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19 October 2011

A Buddhist temple medium from the Malaysian island state of Penang has conducted a religious ritual designed to hasten the reincarnation of former Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs, reported the Sin Chew Daily on Sunday.

The ritual involved around 40 people who showed up for the event; wherein each person would take a bite out of an apple and observe three minutes of silence before throwing the apple into the sea. The ritual is said to be able to "help Jobs reincarnate more quickly" after the former Apple CEO passed away on October 5th 2011 due to complications related to cancer.

The ceremony for Jobs, who was well-known for having Buddhist leanings despite never being officially confirmed as one, was led by a temple medium named Wong Sao Tian, who claimed to have had a vision from the Chinese deity Mazu, who told him to perform the ritual as a sign of grief over the death of the iconic leader of the world’s most valuable company.

"Jobs is the one (who) changed the world, that is why Mazu asked me to hold a mourning ceremony for this genius," Wong was quoted as saying. “"This mourning ceremony will not only be attended by Mazu followers but also by those who respect Jobs and love Apple products."

The death of the former Apple CEO has sparked worldwide grief for a man who helped to alter the technological landscape for personal devices with inventions such as the iPhone and the iPod. According to the Sin Chew Daily, many of the participants in the ceremony did not even know who Steve Jobs was but took part in it so as to enjoy a day trip to Penang and to pray for good fortune. The participants also had to pay between RM 50 – RM 70 (US$16 -22) to take part in the event.

The Federation of Taoist Associations in Malaysia and several other Buddhist groups in the country have already criticised the ritual for being "ridiculous and superstitious". Mazu, the Chinese goddess of the sea, is revered by both Taoists and Buddhists and is said to be a popular deity that has the ability to protect fishermen and sailors.     


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