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Why Do Hindus Burn Their Dead?
The last rites of an individual is the concluding chapter of his worldly duties. The ways in which we grieve for the dead varies from culture to culture. Hindus burn their dead, Muslims and Christians bury and the Parsees have a very uncanny way of performing the last rites. They leave their dead in the tower of death where the vultures consume the corpse.
Whatever be the ritual, there is some reason attached to it for performing it in that way. For instance the burning of corpse in Hinduism has been a matter of fascination for people of other faiths. Hinduism has been unique in many senses including the last rites of a person.
So, why do Hindus burn their dead? Read on to find out.
WHY HINDUS SHAVE OFF THEIR HEAD?
An
Important
Samskara
Antim
samskara
or
the
last
rite
of
an
individual
is
of
utmost
importance
because
it
is
a
pathway
to
the
other
world.
This
is
the
reason
why
the
funeral
rites
are
performed
with
utmost
care.
The
Next
World
Hindus
believe
in
the
concept
of
the
other
world.
They
believe
that
after
death,
a
person's
soul
moves
on
from
this
world
to
the
other
where
the
soul
still
continues
to
live,
awaiting
to
be
reborn.
Hence,
the
funeral
rites
should
be
performed
to
liberate
him/her
from
the
mortal
world.
The
Idea
Of
Cremation
The
idea
behind
cremation
of
the
dead
body
is
to
liberate
the
soul
from
any
kind
of
attachment
with
its
previous
body
so
that
it
can
enter
the
world
of
souls
and
prepare
to
take
birth
again.
So,
by
burning
the
body,
all
the
ties
from
this
birth
are
detached
and
the
soul
can
depart
to
another
world.
The
Holy
Fire
Fire
is
considered
holy
in
Hinduism.
It
has
the
power
to
burn
the
body
until
nothing
remains.
On
the
contrary
burying
is
a
slow
process
in
which
the
body
takes
time
to
dissolve
into
the
basic
five
elements
from
which
it
has
been
created.
So,
by
burning
the
body,
the
soul
is
easily
and
quickly
liberated
from
its
ties
to
this
birth.
Thus, Hindus burn their dead to liberate them from the ties of the physical world and transport them to the next world where the soul continues to live, awaiting the time to be born again.
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