World Peace Pagoda and Cremations
Wildfox
Anthony Swanston
Sat 29 Jul 2017 05:05
We read some
wise words as we approach the World Peace Pagoda. An ambitious thought but why not give it a
try. As always some beautiful inlaid
statues of Buddha.
Then to an
amazing Hindu enclave where they have open air cremations. The body of the deceased is carried around
the temple three times in a clockwise direction and then brought down to the
holy river. There its feet are dipped in
the water and then cremated on an open wooden fire. The temple provides the wood – four kilos of
wood for every kilo of body weight. So
somebody has had a calculator out. The
cremation takes about two and a half hours and then the ashes are spread on the
river.
Another
fascinating culture…
