{"id":1020,"date":"2025-12-18T11:31:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T11:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/?p=1020"},"modified":"2025-12-18T11:31:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T11:31:36","slug":"what-happens-to-the-soul-when-the-body-is-cremated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/?p=1020","title":{"rendered":"What Happens to the Soul When the Body Is Cremated?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-thumb entry-media thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/earlybirdstories.pics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/600207079_835760339432635_4943166795450774367_n.jpg\" alt=\"What Happens to the Soul When the Body Is Cremated?\" width=\"590\" height=\"517\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-category\"><span class=\"cat-links\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta-elements\"><span class=\"post-author\"><span class=\"posted-by vcard author\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted by<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content bloghash-entry\">\n<p>The passing of a loved one often raises deep spiritual questions. One of the most common is: What happens to the soul when the body is cremated? The answer to this question varies depending on religious<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div id=\"M879796ScriptRootC1467388_11979\">\n<div id=\"AdskeeperComposite1467388_11979\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\">\n<div id=\"60ce4cc6-db5b-11f0-b8ea-d404e6f9f440\" class=\"mgline teaser-25704079 type-w\" data-i=\"GrzEuIMHvZ1tg7fDI_M_On_b1qBN-RpdARO4hCVv_glr31xcm3nQC4tPV_BJQpG9M-_N3sSmDR4P6wyYzYhmwiInSvbh87mGp9Xv6YL_oVxyRbC5CPXRvt8lSecdHTMv\" data-observing-start=\"1765984596116\" data-observing-time=\"1005\" data-showed=\"1\">\n<div class=\"mgline-inner\">\n<div class=\"mgbottom_media\">\n<div class=\"mgmedia__metrics-value\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>beliefs, cultural traditions, and personal philosophies. While the physical process of cremation is well understood, the journey of the soul remains a mystery that has been interpreted in different ways for centuries.<\/p>\n<p>In Hinduism, cremation is the preferred method for handling the deceased. It is believed that the soul (atman) is eternal and simply leaves the body at the time of death. The act of cremation<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">\n<div id=\"thenewzpost.com_responsive_3\" data-google-query-id=\"CPC1uKT1xJEDFVwMTwgdW7kj2g\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23293390090\/thenewzpost.com\/thenewzpost.com_responsive_3_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>helps the soul detach from its physical form and move on to its next life through the cycle of reincarnation (samsara). Fire, in Hindu belief, is a purifying element that frees the soul.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted\u00a0 Posted by The passing of a loved one often raises deep spiritual questions. One of the most common is: What happens to the soul when the body is cremated? &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1020"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1021,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1020\/revisions\/1021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naekokozawa.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}