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**Adamanta** · 02-08-2009, 04:08 PM

Depends on what your definition of "grave" is. If you mean a place where the remains of a body is interred, then yes, they go to the temple on the anniversary of the death, though more commonly they would go during Sonkgran holiday and ask the monks to join in a ceremony to bless the dead. The graves are not usually large as Thai Buddhists cremate their dead. Sometimes they will put the ashes in a hole in a wall and then close it with a picture and name of the dead. Richer families will inter family members in small chedis. The bigger chedis we often see in temples are for Buddha relics and/or ashes of the kings.

When visiting temples, always dress respectfully and keep your noise level down.

02-08-2009, 04:08 PM	#4
Adamanta Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 430 Senior Member	Depends on what your definition of "grave" is. If you mean a place where the remains of a body is interred, then yes, they go to the temple on the anniversary of the death, though more commonly they would go during Sonkgran holiday and ask the monks to join in a ceremony to bless the dead. The graves are not usually large as Thai Buddhists cremate their dead. Sometimes they will put the ashes in a hole in a wall and then close it with a picture and name of the dead. Richer families will inter family members in small chedis. The bigger chedis we often see in temples are for Buddha relics and/or ashes of the kings. When visiting temples, always dress respectfully and keep your noise level down.
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