How do the Hindus bury their dead?

QUOTE from Samuel Johnson: "It matters not how a man dies, but how he lived."


Today we'll LEARN how the Hindus bury their dead. This information from Atul Trivedi, a Hindu priest.

- In the Hindu faith, there is no burial. The bodies are burned.
- In India, the body is burned in a special ceremony. In the U.S., cremation takes place at a funeral home, and the ashes are put in an urn and given to the family, if requested.
- At the ceremony before the cremation, everybody wears white, and the priest offers prayers that the soul finds peace,
- Rice balls (pinda) are offered to the spirit of the dead person during memorial services.
- If possible, the ashes are taken to India to be spread in holy water.
- There is no burial because the soul already has moved out. The body is a temple as long as the person is alive.
- After the funeral, everyone undergoes a purifying bath .The immediate family remains in a state of intense pollution for a set number of days, up to 10 to 13.
- At the end of that period, close family members meet for a ceremonial meal and often give gifts to the poor or to charities.


HUMOR for today:  Adam and Eve had an ideal marriage. He didn't have to hear about all the men she could have married, and she didn't have to hear about the way his mother cooked.