Does Buddhism  have a cremation policy   ?  Weimmediately say that Buddhism is a liberalreligion so it is very flexible in this regard . There are no strict rules or mandatory burial. However in some origin of Buddhism, the cremation usually be most faithful execution. 

For  Indian Buddhism  , dying is the burning of  the ancient Indian custom  , not an obligation and  meaning  according to the  Indian philosophy  to remind us that when we die then do not regret  anything , because they believe that the ashes  eventually will merge with the force for enlightening it. Not only  Buddhism  that  most of  the  religions  originating in  India  as  Hindus  and  Jains  death are  applicable wayscremation . 

In  Tibetan Buddhism,  also continue  cremation  with the  practice especially  for  ceremonies  this. Some countries in the  Theravada  Buddhist  tradition,  such as  Sri Lanka , Thailand, Burma,  Cambodia , Laos, and parts of South  Vietnam,  usually follow the  cremation method . In  countries  under  traditional  Buddhist  Mahayana , such as China,  Korea , Japan  and  Vietnam  for  influence  deep  humanity relating  Confucianism  and  Confucian that  cremation , eulogy and  hydro burial inappropriate  ethical  people died from the front  so far  they  are often used  by burial or  enter tower . However ,  with the concept of  modern ,  cremation  is a  form of  very clean,  protect  the environment , not losing ground,  reduce  many  problems  such as: build tombs, ancestral graves, preserved tombs, exhumation, relocation ... so that cremation  is increasingly  popular  widely  in  the community Buddhism . They  conceive  that land should be given to the inhabitants rather than the  graves and cemeteries of the lay people. 

So,  back to  the question should be buried or  cremated ,  we  think  also depends on many  factors , from the  senses  of each member of  the family  to the surrounding environment and  especially the  personal notion  of life. And human death  . Therefore, this choice is due to the  decision  of the surviving person to leave the will. Otherwise, the  family member  should discuss the  decision  . 

In  short,  Buddhism  does not advocate  cremation  as well as  burial . Each  way , depending on the locality,  country level  and each  time , each with advantages and  disadvantages  own view, so the choice of  method  funeral  was due to  decisions  of  families  or  thoughtful notes  probe Dying person 

After the cremation,  the problem  was to bury the ashes on the ground,  preserve them  for  worship  at home, at pagodas or scattered into the river. 

The Buddha  did not leave a  clear injunction  on  this matter  , because he wanted  us to  understand that the body is a  mixture  of  matter  and that  after death they  return to  the  elements  earth, water and wind. Fire. The remaining ashes are just  symbols  of the deceased, the loved ones we love. We  should  respect ,  however , not to be  attached to  these  symbols  , 

Some people prefer  to worship  ashes at the temple or at home, while others bring buried or scattered ashes into the sea or into the river to sow gracefully with the marine species or scatter them in the forest to sow grace to the species.  They  live on the land or  somewhere as  you like, etc.

Recently  the most, according to the Associated Press  said the  scientific technology  of modern  turned the ashes of people  deceased  members of  the diamond  to  bring in people. They've  done  1,000 members  diamonds  from ashes urn of 500 500  families  who  deceased . The Park  Diamond  artificial  has launched a  selection of new industries for  burial . The  diamond price  depends on the size, about $ 2,500 for  diamonds  0, 25 carats and about $ 14,000 for   1 carat diamond . 

These are the  ways  to deal with the remnants of  the past . Depending on  faith ,  applying any  method  is not wrong at all, but as  Buddhists  we do  not think that ashes in  sacred places  such as temples, past people   will be  safe , hear the prayer English shelf and not be  karma  entice . The pagoda to ashes in no  sense nothing more than the  expression  joy  respect  and  love  for the deceased. 

When it is hot or when buried  in the  cold ground ? 

After this body disintegrates, according to  Buddhism ,  consciousness  will, depending on the  karma  that  rebirth  in the realms  correspond  with  karma  which a man has sown, except the steps  enlightenment  as  the Buddha , the Tonkin -All, the Arhat level was  freed  from the  cycle of birth and death  reincarnation . 

This world  of consciousness has not only  the  human realm , but also other  realms , from the bottom up there are:  hell ,  ghost ,  animal , a-tu-la, human and natural. According to  Buddhist  Theravada the  regeneration occurs instantly in just a  moment  thoughts,  no empty moments in  state  halfway  as the electromagnetic wave spread in  space , immediately generated in the machine  recorded  or recording. The  life and death  occurs extremely fast and is seen as a process of  continuity . But according to Buddhism  Mahayana  that there are some  cases  may have to  pass the transition period , in which  beings  take the form "intermediate" no  form , save it in  time  from one to seven  weeks , inform often  times  life is seven days of birth, but also longer by  department predestined  not  appropriate . According to this theory,  time  forty-nine days is very important for the  good karma  and evil now tension  consciousness , hypnotic anesthesia province province, to  feeling things that are not  peaceful , not liberated . Therefore,  there is a  parade  for super brunch for seven weeks  in a row . 

So whether  regeneration instantaneous  or  recycled  through the transition period, bearing  intermediate , the body  then  just left a body  of material , the  senses  are no longer  active , the eyes do not see, ears I do not hear, my nose does not smell, my  limbs  do not  move , so I do not feel  any pain , heat or cold.END=NAM MO AMITABHA BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH GIAC TAM.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN AMITABHA PURELAND=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.17/4/2017.