In which places are cremation, water burial, burial, and sky burial applicable? What are the requirements?
1. Cremation is available in most parts of the world.
Cremation is popular in Hinduism and Buddhism. Cremation is a way of dealing with corpses. Specifically, the corpse is burned into ashes with fire, and then placed in an urn, buried in the soil, sprinkled in water, or in the air. Since the beginning of the 20th century, cremation has been widely promoted as a way to save farmland.
2. Water burial is suitable in parts of Oceania and Asia.
Water burial is an older method in the world, which involves throwing the body of the deceased into rivers, lakes and seas. Water is the source of human life, and people have infinite yearnings and reveries for water. In many myths, water is connected with gods, happiness, beauty and immortality. Therefore, when burying their dead relatives, people naturally think of water burial. There are generally three different ways of water burial in the world: corpse floating, drowning, and ashes scattering.
3. Burial is applicable to all areas in ancient China.
In China, burial has been gradually replaced by cremation. The state has designated areas as cremation areas and burials are prohibited. At present, most economically underdeveloped areas such as Shanxi, Shaanxi, Guizhou, and Sichuan still give priority to burials, and most urban areas have banned burials.
4. Sky burial is a unique burial method of the Tibetan people.
Sky burial is a traditional Tibetan burial method. After death, the body is taken to a designated place for vultures to eat. The core of sky burial is the immortality of the soul and reincarnation. Death is just the combination of the immortal soul and the old. The separation of the body is a different transformation of different dimensions. Tibetans admire sky burial because they believe that feeding vultures with "skin bags" is the most noble form of charity and embodies the highest state of Mahayana Buddhism's paramita - sacrificing one's body to give. Rather than the myths in online travel guides such as "Sky burial can allow the soul to go to heaven", there is no such thing as "people can go to heaven after death" in Tibetan Buddhism.
In terms of burial ceremony, various ethnic groups in the world have various forms such as burial, sea burial, cremation, water burial, thick burial, sky burial, cave burial, tree burial, hanging coffin burial, closet burial, and food burial.
Funeral etiquette is a special culture inherited by various ethnic groups. There are great differences in various regions. Even in villages dozens of miles apart in Rizhao, some teachings and practices are also different. The treatment of the deceased. It mainly includes burial, funeral, mourning, etc. Except for non-religious funerals that only appeared in modern times, various funeral rituals are related to religious concepts.