火葬
The disposal of a dead person's body by burning it to [[ashes]], often serving as a [[funeral]] or post-funeral rite. The ashes of the deceased are collected into [[urns]] to later be buried, enshrined, or scattered. In Japan, the urn may sometimes be placed within a [[kotsubako]], a ceremonial box.

Cremation is [https://web.archive.org/web/20160611020232/http://www.effs.eu/cms/fileadmin/members_only/documents/news_articles/Cremation_statistics_2014.pdf](universal in Japan) compared to Western countries, the former from an imitation of the [[Buddha]] and space concerns and the latter traditionally from the Christian belief in the [[resurrection]] of the flesh.

h4. External links
* "Wikipedia: Cremation":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cremation
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