More than ten years ago, a strange thing happened in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province. The middle-aged man Lin Shangshui actually wanted to make his father a mummy. Lin Shangshui didn't want to be so troublesome, but this was his father's last wish and he kept mentioning this matter du

More than ten years ago, a strange thing happened in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province. The middle-aged man Lin Shangshui actually wanted to make his father a mummy.

Lin Shangshui didn't want to be so troublesome, but this was his father's last wish and he kept mentioning this matter during his lifetime.

Lin Shangshui's father Lin Guanrong believed in Buddhism and also made great contributions to the local Buddhist temples and the people. Therefore, the monks in the temple also respected him particularly.

The monk saw that he was old, so when he was explaining Buddhism to him, he revealed to him the way of handling the after the death of the monk - sitting in the jar .

father's last wish

Lin Guanrong is dedicated to Buddha, and he does not have any meat orchids at all. Apart from not being a monk, he can be said to have a life schedule that is no different from a monk.

So after getting this method, he remembered it in his heart and repeatedly told his son to do this.

But he didn't know that this method might have fulfilled his last thought in life, but it left endless troubles for his son.

is influenced by Buddhism, Lin Guanrong wants to become a Buddha

Lin Guanrong is from Shangrao, Jiangxi, why do he specifically emphasize the location? It is because today's story is closely related to Lingshan, Shangrao.

Speaking of Lingshan , it is found in eight cities including Wuxi , Shaanxi, Henan, Liaoning, and Beijing. There are more than a dozen Lingshan legends related to religion in various places.

Lingshan

Therefore, it is not uncommon for Lingshan Shangrao to have rich religious beliefs. Here, the Taoist began to rise since the Eastern Han period, and the Quanzhen Taoist in martial arts novels also comes from this.

Shangrao Lingshan is not only the 33rd blessing land of Taoism, but also Buddhist temples of all sizes. After the Ming Dynasty, Taoism declined, but Buddhist activities remained prosperous.

To this day, in the Buddhist temples in Lingshan, there are also various morning and evening homework, and residents living nearby can enjoy incense towards the mountain. In order to promote Buddhism and pray for the people, there are also activities called "Yexiajiu" in Buddhist temples.

The so-called incense to the mountain means that whenever the Buddha or Guanyin and other Buddhist gods have a birthday, the Buddhist temple in Lingshan will hold an incense meeting. The believers go to the temple to burn incense and pray for blessings. At night, monks sing scriptures in the Main Hall all night.

Lin Guanrong's family will also participate in such incense meetings. At the beginning, they were just participating in local customs until something strange happened to him.

Lin Guanrong suffered a serious illness at the age of 35. After several twists and turns, the illness was cured, but he seemed to have completely changed his personality.

He has gone from an ordinary person who has no taboos in his diet to a weird person who is particularly particular and cannot even smell a little meaty.

Lin Guanrong does not eat meat

Lin Shangshui said that sometimes during the Chinese New Year and the holidays, the family must kill chickens and ducks. These things cannot be seen by Lin Guanrong, otherwise he will definitely turn around and vomit immediately.

and so later, Lin Guanrong had a separate set of tableware and kitchen utensils. He could smell the meat in the pot he cooked by himself.

Lin Guanrong thinks that this must be the gods and Buddhas on this Lingshan who are enlightening him, asking him not to kill, and devote himself to practicing Buddhism to achieve great success.

Therefore, he began to frequently go up the mountain to burn incense and worship Buddha, listen to monks' lectures, etc. He gradually felt that in the Buddhist temple, he was more comfortable than at home.

After a long time, Lin Guanrong didn't even eat rice at home often. He sent his food and rice to the temple, and stayed there all day, and his home was almost where he slept.

Shangrao Lingshan has beautiful scenery and undulating peaks. The road from the bottom of the mountain to the top is not easy to walk. It has always been difficult for people who want to go to the temple to burn incense to go up the mountain.

Lin Guanrong has gone up and down the mountain more often, and he also discovered this problem. After thinking about it, he made a major decision.

He wants to build a road from the foot of the mountain to the temple. He has no intention of asking everyone to raise funds for this road, nor does he want to put the pressure on his family. He wants to complete it alone.

When you don’t listen to Buddhism, Lin Guanrong will go to the mountain to find the right stone, knock it with the tools you carry with you, and then carry it to the road to pavement piece by piece.

Just like this, Lin Guanrong carved more than 2,000 yuan to repair this road.

This road not only facilitates him and other people entering the mountain, but also makes it much more convenient for monks to go down the mountain to buy, etc.

Stone Steps

Some people have really practiced to cultivate the road and accumulate merits. Lin Guanrong's behavior also made monks who are familiar with him feel that he really has wisdom.

In the subsequent lectures and teachings, the monks respected him more and were happy to see him understand something in Buddhism.

By chance, Lin Guanrong learned that in Buddhism, the passing of monks is called sitting transformation.

To gain enlightenment, people will generally ask people to place their body after being transformed into a pottery jar and seal it in a special way, leaving only small holes at the bottom and top of the jar for the soul to circulate.

A few years later, the vat will be opened again. If the monk's body does not rot at all, it means that his Taoism is very high. The physical body at this time is also called the physical Buddha.

Lin Guanrong thought, I have been vegetarian for many years, have I had a chance to become a Buddha?

talked about his last wish many times, and his son didn't want to pay attention to

Lin Guanrong had already planned his own affairs, but at the beginning he just buried it silently in his heart. By the time he was in his 70s, he felt it was time to speak out.

Lin Guanrong rarely goes home. This time he goes home and takes the initiative to chat with his son Lin Shangshui and talks about how to deal with his affairs afterwards.

Lin Shangshui didn't care at first. After all, Lin Guanrong has a long-term worship of Buddha, has a strict diet and schedule, and lives a very healthy life, so he is healthy and rarely has illnesses.

At first, Lin Shangshui didn't care about

So when Lin Shangshui heard his father say he wanted to sit in the tank, he was surprised by this slightly unfamiliar word, but did not delve into it.

Later, my father mentioned this matter many times, and Lin Shangshui changed his mind to other topics, and he always felt it was too early.

In February 2000, Lin Guanrong was hospitalized for a sudden cerebral thrombosis, but the treatment effect was not ideal. It was difficult for him to speak for more than 20 days.

But in this case, Lin Guanrong called his son to the bed and told him not to forget to let himself bury.

Coincidentally, after saying his last wish, Lin Guanrong quickly closed his eyes with confidence.

This made Lin Shangshui worry. Logically, he just did what he wanted according to the deceased, so why are he worried?

When Lin Shangshui asked someone to discuss how to bury the jar, someone dissuaded him, saying that jar bury was a bottomless pit at the beginning, which was too troublesome, and it was better to bury the earth once and for all.

However, Lin Shangshui was deeply influenced by his father since childhood. Although he was not as obsessed as his father, he was also a Buddhist.

Even the name he was written by his father from the Tao Te Ching, "The highest good is like water."

He is worried that he will not follow his father's will, which will make the elderly uneasy. Another thing, will the Buddha make him think that others are unfilial and dishonest?

was entangled until later, and he went to ask for his mother's opinion. The mother fully understood her father. She said that should be done according to the old man's idea .

Lin Yuma

Can burial not just let the deceased be in the tank just as soon as it is put. Filling around the body also requires a lot of charcoal, quicklime, tung oil and other substances.

But the most difficult thing at the moment is where to find such a suitable jar?

Lin Guanrong is 1.8 meters tall. Even if he sits cross-legged, he needs a 1.5-meter-high tank. This is not commonly used in daily life.

Lin Shangshui hurriedly searched and finally found such a tank in the town more than 30 kilometers. Considering the height issue, I bought a small cylinder with the same diameter as the large cylinder as the lid.

Extraordinary large tank

Charcoal was also provided by relatives. It just so happened that a relative was doing a charcoal business, and he could provide as much charcoal as the forest water needs.

Lin Shangshui thought that he should do it perfectly. He went to the lime kiln to draw it, it was completely freshly released, naturally melted, and then divided into small bags.

After preparing these materials, Lin Shangshui finally checked whether the two pottery jars were completely airtight and had no trachoma.

Then about 30 to 40 cm of charcoal were laid on the bottom of the large jar, and a small stool was placed in the charcoal. Everyone carefully placed Lin Guanrong, who was sitting cross-legged, in the middle.

Then start putting the lime just wrapped, be sure to fill all gaps and leave no air in the pottery jar as much as possible.

未分类机

Finally, Lin Guanrong's head was left. After people covered the head with lime, they put the smaller pottery jar on.

The two cylinder ports cannot be completely overlapped, and Lin Shangshui stirred tung oil and lime into a mud, and applied a thick circle of mud to seal at the interface.

Seal

The pottery jar cannot be buried in the ground, nor can it be kept at home for a long time. Lin Shangshui thought of a solution. He built a small house in his own private land and specially placed this pottery jar.

At this time, there were already some rumors about the Lin family in the village. Although Lin Guanrong was kind and helped a lot during his lifetime, it was always a panic that the dead were not buried.

Lin Shangshui can't take care of those for the time being, because the burial of the tank is not over yet, and he has to wait another three years before he knows what to do next.

enshrines the father's body at home

Originally in Buddhism, the four elements are empty, and the physical body is even called a stinky skin. How could a monk be attached to the physical body Buddha?

From the perspective of Buddhist teachings, this is a true monk who has made great wishes to save the world with his own body.

In layman's terms, most people may not have much insight when they see gods and Buddhas carved from wood or stone.

But if you know that the other person was once a living person, and that his body was preserved to this day because of his belief in Buddhism, few people will not be touched in their hearts, at least Lin Guanrong is a typical example.

There are many physical Buddhas in my country, which should be Jiuhua Mountain, and there are currently 14 physical Buddhas. In addition, there are also well-preserved Buddhas in Taiwan, Henan and other places.

But these are all real monks after all, and Lin Guanrong can only be considered a lay Buddhist at most. I don’t know if Lin Shangshui’s burial method will eventually take effect?

Many people may have questions, why does Lin Shangshui not ask the monks in the temple? Are they the ones who are the most proficient in these things?

It turns out that monks did not agree with Lin Guanrong holding a jar burial. After all, he was not a real monk, let alone a monk who was enlightened.

Buddhist temple

No matter what others think, Lin Shangshui quickly waited for 1,000 days. It was time to open the tank to verify the effect. Lin Shangshui asked someone to help him carry the tank home.

Although he was nervous about this result, things had to be solved. At worst, it was to let the old man be buried again. Anyway, he had tried his best, right?

Compared to Lin Shangshui's uneasiness, everyone was more afraid of seeing the rotten and smelly corpse, so when they opened the vat, everyone wanted to hide away.

Lin Shangshui could only uncover it by himself. There seemed to be no odor, and his heart was a little calmer.

As the lime moved away, I soon saw the head of Lin Guanrong's body. His face turned dark brown, completely dry, and tightly pressed against the skull.

The vivid image of a father in his mind suddenly turned into a mummy, and Lin Shangshui couldn't accept it for a while.

Fortunately, in the next examination, except for the slightly moist buttocks on the bench, the other parts of Lin Guanrong's body were dehydrated very well.

It seems that we can’t bury the earth, and we have to continue the next step of burying the jar.

Lin Shangshui hired a professional gypsum master, first wrapping his father's body with a dense hemp rope, and then plastered a layer of gypsum outside the entire body.

gypsum

gypsum shaping the face and body shape based on the appearance of my father during his lifetime.

soon became a statue with a full face.

Lin Guanrong did not receive any title. Although he became a "body Buddha", no Buddhist temple was willing to claim it. Lin Shangshui had to leave his father's body on the second floor of his home.

He put a crown on the statue, dressed up as an ancient groom, wearing a golden dragon robe, and "sitting" on the Taishi chair with a straight face.

Some enthusiastic people told him that some people like to steal mummies, and he was so scared that he quickly carved a wooden statue and placed it aside.

wood statue

Things seem to be over here, right?

will continue to be saved or will it be safe to be buried?

Lin Shangshui and his mother burn incense and worship Lin Guanrong every day, except for the "incense".

But relatives, friends and villagers could not control their weirdness. They began to subconsciously stay away from the Lin family, and even felt that Lin Shangshui had any plans.

Where can ordinary people have fun and burial? Are you unconventional?

Some Buddhists think that easy adoption of the body treatment of Buddhist monks is completely ignoring the dignity of Buddhism.

Lin Guanrong's two statues

Some people also think that Lin Shangshui tossed his father's body over and over again. Isn't it just that he wants to be famous if he wants to be famous? If you don't believe me, watch it, aren't the TV stations coming to interview him?

In fact, Lin Shangshui was having trouble, and he finally understood the reason why he advised him to give up when he said he wanted to bury the jar.

Although gypsum does not look like it doesn’t eat or drink, it needs regular maintenance. Over time, the paint on the face will change color and fall off. The clothes worn on the statue must also be cleaned regularly, otherwise thick gray will accumulate on it.

He has spent tens of thousands of dollars on his father's jar burial. If he had to reshape the plaster image in the future, he didn't know how long he could last.

However, Lin Shangshui never regretted helping his father with a jar burial. He firmly believed that Buddhism played a role in protecting his jar burial.

Clay jar still retains

First of all, aren’t the dead all stiff? But my father's body was still soft three days later, which is different from the ordinary deceased.

There is also, he made the flesh-body Buddha with just some simple materials without any guidance. Isn’t this a miracle?

The reporter also learned from professionals about this. Liu Deming, professor of anatomy and director of Nanchang Medical College, explained: corpses will become stiff, which is medically called corpse stagnation period, and the duration will not exceed 48 hours .

So, three days later, Lin Guanrong's body became soft, which is very normal in itself.

As for becoming a physical Buddha, it is because the charcoal and lime used in the forest water can all play a dehydration effect; tung oil also has the effect of sterilization and sealing, which can be said to be a mistake.

Lin Guanrong’s physical body image local

Another anatomy director added a problem. When Lin Shangshui was dealing with it, he did not empty his internal organs and did not undergo pre-sterilization treatment, and may rot again in the future.

Lin Shangshui is of course worried about this problem, such as cleaning and maintenance, which can be solved through money.

If his father's body rotted, he could only choose to cremate or bury him. At that time, was it considered contrary to his father's last words?

In fact, the custom of burying is not entirely only allowed to be used by Buddhist monks. A scholar who studies folk culture in various parts of my country has seen it once in recent years.

This scholar is named Yang Guosheng. He personally experienced a pottery jar burial in Hongjiang City, Xiangxi Province. For this reason, he also wrote a blog to record it.

Compared with the doubts and opposition voices of most people, Yang Guosheng supports Lin Shangshui's behavior.

Personally, the son follows his father's will and completes his father's affairs. This is a manifestation of filial piety and nothing wrong.

father asked

From the general environment, the burial of the jar did not cause land occupation, nor did it cut down trees to make coffins to destroy vegetation. It also exempted the risk of going up the mountain to sweep the grave on Qingming Festival every year, but was worthy of promotion.

is reasonable and Lin Shangshui's approach seems to be blameless. So is the jar burial violation of laws and regulations?

reporters have also specifically learned about the current funeral management regulations, which clearly stipulate that cremation should be vigorously promoted, funeral land should be saved, and civilized and frugal.

It is not obvious that silhouettes are not allowed, but the cost of silhouettes is several times higher than that of cremation.

If you have to say something inappropriate, Lin Shangshui invested too much in the deceased, which is not worthy of advocacy.

In addition, the Civil Affairs Bureau believes that for the sake of Lin Shangshui's family's future interpersonal relationship, it is better to deal with Lin Guanrong's statue as soon as possible.

Villagers

It is normal for people to be afraid of Lin Guanrong's statue; if people ignore their contacts with the Lin family because of people's fear, will the Lin family be completely isolated?

I wonder if you think the method of burying my father by Lin Shangshui Gate is appropriate? Should he continue to follow his father's will or let his father be buried as soon as possible? Welcome to leave your thoughts in the comment section.

Just like this, Lin Guanrong carved more than 2,000 yuan to repair this road.

This road not only facilitates him and other people entering the mountain, but also makes it much more convenient for monks to go down the mountain to buy, etc.

Stone Steps

Some people have really practiced to cultivate the road and accumulate merits. Lin Guanrong's behavior also made monks who are familiar with him feel that he really has wisdom.

In the subsequent lectures and teachings, the monks respected him more and were happy to see him understand something in Buddhism.

By chance, Lin Guanrong learned that in Buddhism, the passing of monks is called sitting transformation.

To gain enlightenment, people will generally ask people to place their body after being transformed into a pottery jar and seal it in a special way, leaving only small holes at the bottom and top of the jar for the soul to circulate.

A few years later, the vat will be opened again. If the monk's body does not rot at all, it means that his Taoism is very high. The physical body at this time is also called the physical Buddha.

Lin Guanrong thought, I have been vegetarian for many years, have I had a chance to become a Buddha?

talked about his last wish many times, and his son didn't want to pay attention to

Lin Guanrong had already planned his own affairs, but at the beginning he just buried it silently in his heart. By the time he was in his 70s, he felt it was time to speak out.

Lin Guanrong rarely goes home. This time he goes home and takes the initiative to chat with his son Lin Shangshui and talks about how to deal with his affairs afterwards.

Lin Shangshui didn't care at first. After all, Lin Guanrong has a long-term worship of Buddha, has a strict diet and schedule, and lives a very healthy life, so he is healthy and rarely has illnesses.

At first, Lin Shangshui didn't care about

So when Lin Shangshui heard his father say he wanted to sit in the tank, he was surprised by this slightly unfamiliar word, but did not delve into it.

Later, my father mentioned this matter many times, and Lin Shangshui changed his mind to other topics, and he always felt it was too early.

In February 2000, Lin Guanrong was hospitalized for a sudden cerebral thrombosis, but the treatment effect was not ideal. It was difficult for him to speak for more than 20 days.

But in this case, Lin Guanrong called his son to the bed and told him not to forget to let himself bury.

Coincidentally, after saying his last wish, Lin Guanrong quickly closed his eyes with confidence.

This made Lin Shangshui worry. Logically, he just did what he wanted according to the deceased, so why are he worried?

When Lin Shangshui asked someone to discuss how to bury the jar, someone dissuaded him, saying that jar bury was a bottomless pit at the beginning, which was too troublesome, and it was better to bury the earth once and for all.

However, Lin Shangshui was deeply influenced by his father since childhood. Although he was not as obsessed as his father, he was also a Buddhist.

Even the name he was written by his father from the Tao Te Ching, "The highest good is like water."

He is worried that he will not follow his father's will, which will make the elderly uneasy. Another thing, will the Buddha make him think that others are unfilial and dishonest?

was entangled until later, and he went to ask for his mother's opinion. The mother fully understood her father. She said that should be done according to the old man's idea .

Lin Yuma

Can burial not just let the deceased be in the tank just as soon as it is put. Filling around the body also requires a lot of charcoal, quicklime, tung oil and other substances.

But the most difficult thing at the moment is where to find such a suitable jar?

Lin Guanrong is 1.8 meters tall. Even if he sits cross-legged, he needs a 1.5-meter-high tank. This is not commonly used in daily life.

Lin Shangshui hurriedly searched and finally found such a tank in the town more than 30 kilometers. Considering the height issue, I bought a small cylinder with the same diameter as the large cylinder as the lid.

Extraordinary large tank

Charcoal was also provided by relatives. It just so happened that a relative was doing a charcoal business, and he could provide as much charcoal as the forest water needs.

Lin Shangshui thought that he should do it perfectly. He went to the lime kiln to draw it, it was completely freshly released, naturally melted, and then divided into small bags.

After preparing these materials, Lin Shangshui finally checked whether the two pottery jars were completely airtight and had no trachoma.

Then about 30 to 40 cm of charcoal were laid on the bottom of the large jar, and a small stool was placed in the charcoal. Everyone carefully placed Lin Guanrong, who was sitting cross-legged, in the middle.

Then start putting the lime just wrapped, be sure to fill all gaps and leave no air in the pottery jar as much as possible.

未分类机

Finally, Lin Guanrong's head was left. After people covered the head with lime, they put the smaller pottery jar on.

The two cylinder ports cannot be completely overlapped, and Lin Shangshui stirred tung oil and lime into a mud, and applied a thick circle of mud to seal at the interface.

Seal

The pottery jar cannot be buried in the ground, nor can it be kept at home for a long time. Lin Shangshui thought of a solution. He built a small house in his own private land and specially placed this pottery jar.

At this time, there were already some rumors about the Lin family in the village. Although Lin Guanrong was kind and helped a lot during his lifetime, it was always a panic that the dead were not buried.

Lin Shangshui can't take care of those for the time being, because the burial of the tank is not over yet, and he has to wait another three years before he knows what to do next.

enshrines the father's body at home

Originally in Buddhism, the four elements are empty, and the physical body is even called a stinky skin. How could a monk be attached to the physical body Buddha?

From the perspective of Buddhist teachings, this is a true monk who has made great wishes to save the world with his own body.

In layman's terms, most people may not have much insight when they see gods and Buddhas carved from wood or stone.

But if you know that the other person was once a living person, and that his body was preserved to this day because of his belief in Buddhism, few people will not be touched in their hearts, at least Lin Guanrong is a typical example.

There are many physical Buddhas in my country, which should be Jiuhua Mountain, and there are currently 14 physical Buddhas. In addition, there are also well-preserved Buddhas in Taiwan, Henan and other places.

But these are all real monks after all, and Lin Guanrong can only be considered a lay Buddhist at most. I don’t know if Lin Shangshui’s burial method will eventually take effect?

Many people may have questions, why does Lin Shangshui not ask the monks in the temple? Are they the ones who are the most proficient in these things?

It turns out that monks did not agree with Lin Guanrong holding a jar burial. After all, he was not a real monk, let alone a monk who was enlightened.

Buddhist temple

No matter what others think, Lin Shangshui quickly waited for 1,000 days. It was time to open the tank to verify the effect. Lin Shangshui asked someone to help him carry the tank home.

Although he was nervous about this result, things had to be solved. At worst, it was to let the old man be buried again. Anyway, he had tried his best, right?

Compared to Lin Shangshui's uneasiness, everyone was more afraid of seeing the rotten and smelly corpse, so when they opened the vat, everyone wanted to hide away.

Lin Shangshui could only uncover it by himself. There seemed to be no odor, and his heart was a little calmer.

As the lime moved away, I soon saw the head of Lin Guanrong's body. His face turned dark brown, completely dry, and tightly pressed against the skull.

The vivid image of a father in his mind suddenly turned into a mummy, and Lin Shangshui couldn't accept it for a while.

Fortunately, in the next examination, except for the slightly moist buttocks on the bench, the other parts of Lin Guanrong's body were dehydrated very well.

It seems that we can’t bury the earth, and we have to continue the next step of burying the jar.

Lin Shangshui hired a professional gypsum master, first wrapping his father's body with a dense hemp rope, and then plastered a layer of gypsum outside the entire body.

gypsum

gypsum shaping the face and body shape based on the appearance of my father during his lifetime.

soon became a statue with a full face.

Lin Guanrong did not receive any title. Although he became a "body Buddha", no Buddhist temple was willing to claim it. Lin Shangshui had to leave his father's body on the second floor of his home.

He put a crown on the statue, dressed up as an ancient groom, wearing a golden dragon robe, and "sitting" on the Taishi chair with a straight face.

Some enthusiastic people told him that some people like to steal mummies, and he was so scared that he quickly carved a wooden statue and placed it aside.

wood statue

Things seem to be over here, right?

will continue to be saved or will it be safe to be buried?

Lin Shangshui and his mother burn incense and worship Lin Guanrong every day, except for the "incense".

But relatives, friends and villagers could not control their weirdness. They began to subconsciously stay away from the Lin family, and even felt that Lin Shangshui had any plans.

Where can ordinary people have fun and burial? Are you unconventional?

Some Buddhists think that easy adoption of the body treatment of Buddhist monks is completely ignoring the dignity of Buddhism.

Lin Guanrong's two statues

Some people also think that Lin Shangshui tossed his father's body over and over again. Isn't it just that he wants to be famous if he wants to be famous? If you don't believe me, watch it, aren't the TV stations coming to interview him?

In fact, Lin Shangshui was having trouble, and he finally understood the reason why he advised him to give up when he said he wanted to bury the jar.

Although gypsum does not look like it doesn’t eat or drink, it needs regular maintenance. Over time, the paint on the face will change color and fall off. The clothes worn on the statue must also be cleaned regularly, otherwise thick gray will accumulate on it.

He has spent tens of thousands of dollars on his father's jar burial. If he had to reshape the plaster image in the future, he didn't know how long he could last.

However, Lin Shangshui never regretted helping his father with a jar burial. He firmly believed that Buddhism played a role in protecting his jar burial.

Clay jar still retains

First of all, aren’t the dead all stiff? But my father's body was still soft three days later, which is different from the ordinary deceased.

There is also, he made the flesh-body Buddha with just some simple materials without any guidance. Isn’t this a miracle?

The reporter also learned from professionals about this. Liu Deming, professor of anatomy and director of Nanchang Medical College, explained: corpses will become stiff, which is medically called corpse stagnation period, and the duration will not exceed 48 hours .

So, three days later, Lin Guanrong's body became soft, which is very normal in itself.

As for becoming a physical Buddha, it is because the charcoal and lime used in the forest water can all play a dehydration effect; tung oil also has the effect of sterilization and sealing, which can be said to be a mistake.

Lin Guanrong’s physical body image local

Another anatomy director added a problem. When Lin Shangshui was dealing with it, he did not empty his internal organs and did not undergo pre-sterilization treatment, and may rot again in the future.

Lin Shangshui is of course worried about this problem, such as cleaning and maintenance, which can be solved through money.

If his father's body rotted, he could only choose to cremate or bury him. At that time, was it considered contrary to his father's last words?

In fact, the custom of burying is not entirely only allowed to be used by Buddhist monks. A scholar who studies folk culture in various parts of my country has seen it once in recent years.

This scholar is named Yang Guosheng. He personally experienced a pottery jar burial in Hongjiang City, Xiangxi Province. For this reason, he also wrote a blog to record it.

Compared with the doubts and opposition voices of most people, Yang Guosheng supports Lin Shangshui's behavior.

Personally, the son follows his father's will and completes his father's affairs. This is a manifestation of filial piety and nothing wrong.

father asked

From the general environment, the burial of the jar did not cause land occupation, nor did it cut down trees to make coffins to destroy vegetation. It also exempted the risk of going up the mountain to sweep the grave on Qingming Festival every year, but was worthy of promotion.

is reasonable and Lin Shangshui's approach seems to be blameless. So is the jar burial violation of laws and regulations?

reporters have also specifically learned about the current funeral management regulations, which clearly stipulate that cremation should be vigorously promoted, funeral land should be saved, and civilized and frugal.

It is not obvious that silhouettes are not allowed, but the cost of silhouettes is several times higher than that of cremation.

If you have to say something inappropriate, Lin Shangshui invested too much in the deceased, which is not worthy of advocacy.

In addition, the Civil Affairs Bureau believes that for the sake of Lin Shangshui's family's future interpersonal relationship, it is better to deal with Lin Guanrong's statue as soon as possible.

Villagers

It is normal for people to be afraid of Lin Guanrong's statue; if people ignore their contacts with the Lin family because of people's fear, will the Lin family be completely isolated?

I wonder if you think the method of burying my father by Lin Shangshui Gate is appropriate? Should he continue to follow his father's will or let his father be buried as soon as possible? Welcome to leave your thoughts in the comment section.