"How should we act, Lord, respecting the body of the Tathagata?"
The Buddha answered His disciple thus: "Do not hinder yourselves,
Ananda, to honor the body of the Tathagata. Rather you should
strive, Ananda, and be zealous on your own behalf, for your own
good. Unflinchingly, ardently, and resolutely you should apply
yourselves to your own good. For there are, Ananda, wise nobles,
wise brahmans, and wise householders who are devoted to the
Tathagata, and it is they who will render the honor to the body of
the Tathagata." - Parinibbana Sutta, Digha Nikaya
These words, spoken directly by
the Buddha, clearly defined the role of members of the Holy Sangha
and the householders with regards to His funeral arrangements. It is
in this spirit of upholding the Buddha's advice, both in letter and
in practice, that the MBCS have gone forth to provide funeral
services as part of our "Right Livelihood" for the Buddhist
community.
In this website, you will be able to get information pertaining to
our services. We hope that you will be better informed of what
Buddhist funeral preparations are all about. More importantly, we
hope you'll be somewhat "enlightened" about understanding death and
how we can learn to come to terms with it.
May all beings be well and happy always.