Seiza

I attended a funeral. There was one big problem. We had to sit the "Seiza" style which was a Japanese sitting style. We had to sit on the floor legs folded. At funerals I always sit on a chair but this time I have to sit on the Tatami floor. The funeral was conducted by a Buadhist priest who recited the Sutra. The funeral had started right when Buadhist priest arrived. After 30 minutes my legs had gone to sleep, but the Buadhist priest wasn't finished yet. After another 15 minutes I had pain in my legs. In total, the Buadhist priest was reciting for 1 whole hour. When he finished his work I was released from my pain. I thought it would take time for me to stand up, but in fact I was able to stand up normally. My sister, my uncle and my cousin who were sitting around we also suffered from their pain in the legs.