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Eastern Religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism
cremation is traditional and it is mandated that cremation be used for adults. In these
religions the body is seen as an instrument to carry the soul in that birth. The dead
body is not considered sacred since the soul has left the body. Hence, the cremation is
regarded as ethical by the Eastern religions.
According to Hindu traditions, the reasons for preference of destroying the corpse by
fire over burying it into ground, is to induce a feeling of detachment into the
freshly-disembodied spirit, which will be helpful to encourage it into passing to 'the other
world' This also explains the ground-burial of holy men and young children. Cremation
is referred to as the last rites. At the time of the cremation or "last rites" a Hindu prayer
to assist the spirit to transcend into the after life.
Christianity
In Christian countries, cremation fell out of favour with the people. The Catholic
Church's discouragement of cremation stemmed from several ideas: first, that the body,
as the instrument through which the sacraments are received, is itself a sacramental, a
holy object; second that as an integral part of the human person, it should be disposed
of in a way that honors and reverences it, and many early practices involved with
disposal of dead bodies were viewed as pagan in origin or an insult to the body; third,
that in imitation of Jesus Christ's burial, the body of a Christian should be buried; and
fourth, that it constituted a denial of the resurrection of the body.
Other religions that support cremation are: Ásatrú, Buddhism, Christianity (containing
Church of Ireland, Church in Wales, United Church of Canada, Lutheranism,
Methodism, Moravian Church, Salvation Army, Scottish Episcopal Church), Christian
Science, Church of Scientology, Hinduism (mandatory except for sanyasis, eunuchs
and children under five), Jainism, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Sikhs, Society of
Friends (Quakers), and Unitarian Universalism all permit cremation.
Judaism
has traditionally disapproved of cremation. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, as
the Jewish cemeteries in many European towns had become crowded and were running
out of space, cremation became an approved means of corpse disposal amongst the
Liberal Jews. Current liberal movements like Reform Judaism still support cremation,
although burial remains the preferred option.
The Orthodox Jews have maintained a stricter line on cremation, and disapprove of it
as Jewish law forbids it. Conservative Jewish groups also oppose cremation.
Muslim
Cremation is forbidden in the Islamic religion except in cases of mass deaths caused by
disease.
It is seen as a form of mutilation and every effort must be made to avoid it at all costs.
There is only one exception to this rule on cremation - if masses of people had been
killed due to disease and the burial of their bodies would spread further disease, than
this must be proven by the experts in order for permission to be given for their
cremation
cremation is traditional and it is mandated that cremation be used for adults. In these
religions the body is seen as an instrument to carry the soul in that birth. The dead
body is not considered sacred since the soul has left the body. Hence, the cremation is
regarded as ethical by the Eastern religions.
According to Hindu traditions, the reasons for preference of destroying the corpse by
fire over burying it into ground, is to induce a feeling of detachment into the
freshly-disembodied spirit, which will be helpful to encourage it into passing to 'the other
world' This also explains the ground-burial of holy men and young children. Cremation
is referred to as the last rites. At the time of the cremation or "last rites" a Hindu prayer
to assist the spirit to transcend into the after life.
Christianity
In Christian countries, cremation fell out of favour with the people. The Catholic
Church's discouragement of cremation stemmed from several ideas: first, that the body,
as the instrument through which the sacraments are received, is itself a sacramental, a
holy object; second that as an integral part of the human person, it should be disposed
of in a way that honors and reverences it, and many early practices involved with
disposal of dead bodies were viewed as pagan in origin or an insult to the body; third,
that in imitation of Jesus Christ's burial, the body of a Christian should be buried; and
fourth, that it constituted a denial of the resurrection of the body.
Other religions that support cremation are: Ásatrú, Buddhism, Christianity (containing
Church of Ireland, Church in Wales, United Church of Canada, Lutheranism,
Methodism, Moravian Church, Salvation Army, Scottish Episcopal Church), Christian
Science, Church of Scientology, Hinduism (mandatory except for sanyasis, eunuchs
and children under five), Jainism, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Sikhs, Society of
Friends (Quakers), and Unitarian Universalism all permit cremation.
Judaism
has traditionally disapproved of cremation. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, as
the Jewish cemeteries in many European towns had become crowded and were running
out of space, cremation became an approved means of corpse disposal amongst the
Liberal Jews. Current liberal movements like Reform Judaism still support cremation,
although burial remains the preferred option.
The Orthodox Jews have maintained a stricter line on cremation, and disapprove of it
as Jewish law forbids it. Conservative Jewish groups also oppose cremation.
Muslim
Cremation is forbidden in the Islamic religion except in cases of mass deaths caused by
disease.
It is seen as a form of mutilation and every effort must be made to avoid it at all costs.
There is only one exception to this rule on cremation - if masses of people had been
killed due to disease and the burial of their bodies would spread further disease, than
this must be proven by the experts in order for permission to be given for their
cremation