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  2. Cremation - Wikipedia

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    Cremation. An electric cremator in Austria. 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.

  3. Cremation in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Cremation in Christianity. Columbarium niches built into the side of St. Joseph's Chapel Mausoleum at the Catholic Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West (rural Dubuque), Iowa. Cremation is a method used to dispose of the deceased in the Christian world despite historical opposition to the practice. Acceptance of the practice has grown over the past ...

  4. Cremation by country - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Ky. funeral home that performed illegal cremations ordered to ...

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    A Kentucky crematorium that was operating without a license has been fined $580,000 for performing nearly 300 illegal cremations, the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office announced on Friday.

  6. Water cremation - Wikipedia

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    Water cremation. An alkaline hydrolysis disposal system at the Biosecurity Research Institute inside of Pat Roberts Hall at Kansas State University. Alkaline hydrolysis (also called biocremation, resomation, [1][2] flameless cremation, [3] aquamation[4] or water cremation[5]) is a process for the disposal of human and pet remains using lye and ...

  7. Cremation in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Cremation in Japan was originally practiced by monks seeking to emulate the cremation of the Buddha. [1] Virtually all deceased are now cremated in Japan – as of 2012, it had the highest cremation rate in the world of over 99.9%. [2] The Meiji government attempted to ban the practice in the 19th century, but the ban was only in effect for ...

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