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Funeral pyre in Ubud, Bali.Cremation is the preferred method of disposal of the dead in Buddhism. [1]Cremation rates vary widely across the world. [2] As of 2019, international statistics report that countries with large Buddhist and Hindu populations like Bhutan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Thailand and India have a cremation rate ranging from 80 ...
Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning. [8] Cryonics low-temperature freezing (usually at −196 °C or −320.8 °F or 77.1 K) and storage of a human corpse or severed head, with the speculative hope that resurrection may be possible in the future. [9]
Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning. [1] Cremation may serve as a funeral or post-funeral rite and as an alternative to burial. In some countries, including India, Nepal, and Syria, cremation on an open-air pyre is an ancient tradition. Starting in the 19th century, cremation was introduced or reintroduced ...
There's pretty much nothing about countries where cremation is considered less mainstream and in some cases disrespectful because of religious and/or cultural beliefs. It'd be interesting to see this article to have countries like Italy, Poland, etc where cremation rates are lower. --HappyStumpy 04:33, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
Cremation is widely practised in Thailand, but people who die without being officially identified, perhaps because they moved a lot of were a migrant worker, are usually buried.
A crematorium, crematory or cremation center/centre is a venue for the cremation of the dead. Modern crematoria contain at least one cremator (also known as a crematory, retort or cremation chamber), a purpose-built furnace. In some countries a crematorium can also be a venue for open-air cremation.
Cremation is a very old and quite common custom. [1] [2] For some people, the act of cremation exemplifies the belief of the Christian concept of "ashes to ashes". On the other hand, in India, cremation and disposal of the bones in the river Ganges (considered by many in India, as well as Hindus [3] around the world
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