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Coffins or Urns

christine1915christine1915
edited July 2010 in Buddhism Basics
Hello,
I was wondering if Buddhists used coffins or urns, and if they would accept a coffin or urn shaped as an object, such as a guitar or ballet shoe?

Thank You!!

Comments

  • shenpennangwashenpennangwa
    edited July 2010
    It doesnt really matter.
    A corpse is a corpse, put it in a guitar urn or a coffin or feed it to a pack of wild wolves.
  • RichardHRichardH Veteran
    edited July 2010
    There is no prescribed vessel for the dead in Buddhism, but from culture to culture there may be different ways of handling the dead that are considered more or less appropriate.
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited July 2010
    I either want a sky funeral, or an ecological burial. Either way, I'm food for others.
  • RichardHRichardH Veteran
    edited July 2010
    federica wrote: »
    I either want a sky funeral, or an ecological burial. Either way, I'm food for others.
    can I have your skull for my studio?:D
  • shenpennangwashenpennangwa
    edited July 2010
    federica wrote: »
    I either want a sky funeral, or an ecological burial. Either way, I'm food for others.
    Seconded.
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited July 2010
    Richard H wrote: »
    can I have your skull for my studio?:D
    Sure.
    It's one hell of a way of getting the last word though.
    Planning on using me as a pen-holder - ? :lol:
  • zombiegirlzombiegirl beating the drum of the lifeless in a dry wasteland Veteran
    edited July 2010
    federica wrote: »
    I either want a sky funeral, or an ecological burial. Either way, I'm food for others.

    i feel like neither of these are legal in america :( but that could just be a nasty rumor.

    otherwise... sky funeral sounds totally sweet to me.
  • shenpennangwashenpennangwa
    edited July 2010
    zombiegirl wrote: »
    i feel like neither of these are legal in america :( but that could just be a nasty rumor.

    otherwise... sky funeral sounds totally sweet to me.

    eco burials are legal.
    There arent a lot of cemeteries that do it yet but it is a growing trend.
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    edited July 2010
    I want my ashes to be turned into toys for children :lol:
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited July 2010
    ...Novelty itching powder....?:p :D
  • MountainsMountains Veteran
    edited July 2010
    zombiegirl wrote: »
    i feel like neither of these are legal in america :( but that could just be a nasty rumor.

    That's a nasty rumor. With very, very few exceptions in a few major cities, there are remarkably few regulations about what you can or can't do with a body after it's dead. There's a *wonderful* organization called the Funeral Consumers' Alliance whose sole purpose is to dispel the disinformation that's actively spread by the funeral industry (a multi-billion dollar racket in the US), including exactly what you describe. Here's there web site...

    http://www.funerals.org/

    Mtns
  • BaseballBuddhistBaseballBuddhist
    edited July 2010
    federica wrote: »
    I either want a sky funeral, or an ecological burial. Either way, I'm food for others.

    I'm not familiar with these terms, but if I had to guess (I could just google it, but that ruins the fun of exaggerated speculation), I'd say:
    • Eco Burial = tossing the body into the nearest worm farm
    • Sky Funeral = tying the body to a large array of helium balloons, and bidding farewell

      OR (my personal favorite)

      = paying a hefty sum to have NASA launch the body on a collision course with the sun; who knows, you could become a beautiful gold bracelet 5 billion years later when the sun goes nova
  • seeker242seeker242 Zen Florida, USA Veteran
    edited July 2010
    BaseballBuddhist wrote: »
    I'm not familiar with these terms, but if I had to guess (I could just google it, but that ruins the fun of exaggerated speculation), I'd say:

    Sky Funeral = tying the body to a large array of helium balloons, and bidding farewell


    Nope! Should I try to find a good video of it? :eek: :D
  • RichardHRichardH Veteran
    edited July 2010
    federica wrote: »
    Sure.
    It's one hell of a way of getting the last word though.
    Planning on using me as a pen-holder - ? :lol:

    No. I just don't have an "F" in my skull collection.:D


    But really, the human skull is a kind of tradition in the artist's studio. They have been the subject of many training studies. Van Gogh had his smoking a cigarette. There is something about the geometry and proportionality of the human form that has always been seen as ideal.

    Most people buy plastic.
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited July 2010
    Richard H wrote: »
    No. I just don't have an "F" in my skull collection.:D
    :lol::lol:
    But really, the human skull is a kind of tradition in the artist's studio. They have been the subject of many training studies. Van Gogh had his smoking a cigarette. There is something about the geometry and proportionality of the human form that has always been seen as ideal.
    You've seen this one, I take it?
    It's in a large painting by Holbein, titled 'The Ambassadors'....
    You have to view it from a certain perspective.
    I'm not even sure it's possible on a PC.

    Most people buy plastic.


    Well if I should die before you, I will happily bequeath my cranium to you, Richard.
    Although it's had a few bumps and mild concussion, and I swear it's 30% acrylic.....
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