MY BALI STORY

Cremation in Bali

Balinese people belief, that after dead the soul passes into another body. During its tenure in a body, the soul is in torment. Consequently, the soul is always seeking to free itself from incarnation, so that it can attain enlightenment or moksa. The Balinese death is not an end. It is much more a return to our origins. The preceding wheels of one's life are the way to ultimate release.
 

Jempana is the place
that takes the ashes to the sea
 

Not all corpses are cremated immediately. Some wait for an auspicious day, a less expensive collective ceremony, or until their descendants have enough money to perform the rites. The cremation ritual is a reminder of the cosmic symbolism of life.
 

The sarcophagus, in which the body is burned, is the vehicle that takes the soul away. The remaining ashes are collected and taken to the see or a river. Here it is, where the soul passes through hell to be tortured and cleansed. The soul is then enshrined in the family temple and the dead is now ancestor until his next reincarnation.
 

The body or remaining bones
will be cremated in Bale Gumi
 

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