Aug 8

Aug 8, 2017
慧淨上人法語
念佛度亡

Nowadays, many people advocate “tree burial”, “scattering burial”, and “sea burial”  [after cremation]. Among these, scattering [on land] is the most convenient one, and tree burial comes next. So, the best way is scattering, as it does not occupy any land.

A dead person reincarnates in accordance with the karmic forces. If he is reborn in the Land of Bliss, the cremated remains are no longer his belongings, and the final disposition method does not affect him at all. Moreover, we don’t want our ancestors being attached to the ashes in the urn.

Hence, the best way is to take him across [expiate his sinful karmas] by the Buddhist dharma. Solely by Amitabha-recitation, he will not attach to the cremated remains. At that time, his cremated remains can be crushed into powder (ashes), and scattered in the woods, in order to make karmic connections with other sentient beings, and expiate the guilt of meat-eating and offence to other sentient beings in this life.

現在提倡樹葬、灑葬、或海葬，在這一些當中，以灑葬最方便，然後是樹葬。所以，最好能用灑葬，不再佔用一個地方。

因為人死了都是隨業流轉，如果往生極樂世界，骨灰對他來講，已經不是他的，如何處理對他沒有任何影響，同時我們也不希望祖先執著在這個骨灰甕裏面。

所以，最好是以佛法來超度，只要念佛，他不會在陰間執著這個骨灰的。這時候，骨灰可以磨成粉，灑在叢林當中，讓遺留下來的骨灰和其他眾生結緣，彌補一生所吃的眾生之肉。

Namo Amitabha!