Cremation in Japan was originally practiced by monks seeking to emulate the cremation of the Buddha.[1] Virtually all deceased are now cremated in Japan – as of 2012, it had the highest cremation rate in the world of over 99.9%.[2] The Meiji government attempted to ban the practice in the 19th century, but the ban was only in effect for less than two years.[3]
- ^ Bernstein, Andrew (31 January 2006). Modern Passings : Death Rites, Politics, and Social Change in Imperial Japan. Honolulu. ISBN 9780824841584. OCLC 1013938689.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Hiatt, Anna (2015-09-09). "The History of Cremation in Japan". JSTOR Daily.
- ^ Bernstein, Andrew (2000). "Fire and Earth: The Forging of Modern Cremation in Meiji Japan". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 27 (3/4): 297–334. ISSN 0304-1042. JSTOR 30233668.