The burial instrument should be carried out by Buddhist scriptures
such as chanting and chanting. However, in the current Buddhist funeral
rituals in China, the monks only pay attention to the scriptures, but they are
not the main body of the funeral; because the family sacrifices, public
sacrifices and other ceremonies in the funeral are all appointed by the funeral
society, the Buddha’s affairs become a kind of Embellishment.
The correct Buddhist funeral, in addition to the ceremonies, the
subject should be a monk who is a monk to chanting the dead. The
participating public should be followed by a book of Buddhist
scriptures. The content of the shackles is preferably short verses and
verses, such as "Heart Sutra", "Current Mantra", "Like
Buddha", Buddha No., "Backward ", etc. The public cannot sing
and there is no sense of participation. Then the mage simply introduces
the life of the deceased and the merits of being good, benefiting, and learning
Buddha, and making a brief introduction--a gradual degeneration of the
super-virtual and pure land of Buddhism; at the same time comforting and
inspiring the families, relatives and friends of the deceased.
As for the family sacrifices and public sacrifices, it is best to
hold them on the same day, because since all the funerals have been attended,
there is no need to hold them separately; otherwise, in addition to the time of
the funeral, it only shows the sense of individuality and group. If you
want to hold a family sacrifice or a public sacrifice of a relative, friend or
group on the same day, you should hold it before the official
funeral. Buddhisms funeral services should be simple and grand, and the time
before and after it does not need to exceed one hour, at most one and a half
hours. As for the use of Chinese and Western bands or ceremonies, it is a
vain spread. This may have a consolation effect for non-Buddhists. For
Buddhists, it will disturb the deceased and seek the pure land of the Buddha.
Since ancient times, there has been no system for the funeral of
Buddhism. But in China, the death of the deceased before the death, and
the bathing, changing, setting the spirit, the spirit, the concubine, the
burial, the burial, the seven, and even the hundred days after the death, has
their fixed rituals. .
According to the "Pure Land Method", it is advisable to
have good knowledge in the burial period - whether it is a practitioner at home
or a monk - for the dead, chanting, chanting, called a sacred sac, until the
end of the life, after 12 hours, move the body, Bathe and change clothes, and
continue to replace the spirit with help. Moreover, every time a ceremony
is held, the Dharma is used to show the dead, so that it is dedicated to the
pure land of the Buddha. Of course, it is best to have a monk who speaks
out of the public, otherwise it should be based on the elders of the same
class, fellow initiates and even seniors.
For Buddhists, the treatment of the remains is only different from
sitting, sitting and cremation, and burial. If the body is sitting on the
raft, it will be smoldering, only the ritual of sealing and lifting the fire;
if the body is in the tank, there will be a ceremony of sealing the burial; if
the body is lying, there will be a ritual of sealing, after the burial, there
will be a burial And cremation two kinds, if cremation, the ashes are placed in
the tower of the temple or cemetery, and the ashes are buried in the
underground tomb.
Whether it is cremation or burial, all rituals are replaced by
chanting, crying, music, etc. by chanting Buddha, chanting, and
returning. In the past rural society, if there were old people in the
family, they would often prepare coffins, called sapwoods; and prepare burial
clothes, called shrouds, in order to prosper long and good fortune. In
today's industrial and commercial society and the urban environment, such
customs are no longer permitted, and in fact there is no need to do so.
As mentioned above, Buddhism's funeral rituals should be simple
and grand. In particular, during the funeral period, it is not allowed to
entertain relatives and friends by killing the cockroaches, and not to
sacrifice the dead. Therefore, the meal of the funeral in Jiangsu in my
hometown is called tofu, which is due to the fact that the relatives and
friends who came to the hanging festival exclusively for vegetarianism, mainly
based on tofu food. Before the spirit, it is supported by fragrant
flowers, fruits and vegetables, and vegetarian food. Flower baskets,
wreaths, and shackles should also be stopped; it is best to send a number of
flower baskets and a number of squads and balances in addition to the funeral
and representative friends and relatives to express their mourning. If the
relatives and friends send the ceremonies, in addition to the funeral services expenses
and the needs of life due to the poor family members, it is best to transfer
them to the three treasures, Hongfa Lisheng and charity, and return this merit
to the dead. Lotus products are rising.
As for the death of parents, it is human nature to cry and
grieve. At the time of the World's Nirvana, in addition to the great
Arahant who had been freed, the disciples all wept. It is hypocritical for
the world to cry to express the mourning of the dead. Buddhists should cry
instead of Buddha.
