An elderly homeless woman takes shelter at the Wan-Fo complex with her family and a few meagre belongings. Buddhist monks and nuns have come to the help of earthquake victims and their families with supplies and spiritual support.

Nuns from the complex organise and display a list of the dead found in the rubble. "Buddha made hell on earth, but he kept us alive and afterwards there was enlightenment," said one nun, Yen-lui.

Family members join in prayers for the dead during a funeral at Taichung, central Taiwan.