Memorial Service
2013 January 21
Created by Alan 11 years agoPictures of the memorial
Pictures
Second Entry on the Temple Announcement Board shows the time of John's Service (written in Thai)
Memorial Hall and Two Cremation Halls & Towers
Entrance to Memorial Hall
Cremation Hall
04 Eulogy 1 & John's Friends
05 Eulogy & John's Friends
06 John's Body Ready for Final Journey
07 John in a Happier Time
08 Monk Blesses John in the Coffin
09 Paper Flowers for Lighting the Flame
09A John's Friend with Paper Flowers in Hand Ready to Light the Flame
10 Temple Staff Places the Burning Flower on top of the Coffin
10A The Symbolic Flame is Lit
11 Paper Flowers for John's Friends
11A John's Friends Queue to Place their Memorial Paper Flowers
12 John's Friends Queue to Place their Memorial Paper Flowers 2
14 Coffin with Paper Flowers placed by John's Friends
15 John's Friends get Ready to Leave after Placing Their Flowers
16 John's Remains Laid Out Buddhist Style
17 Temple Staff Blesses The Remains
18 My Wife Blesses John's Remains
19 Monks Bless the Remains
21 Monks Ready to Receive Alms
22 Small Pot for 1 piece of John's Bones
23 John's Remains on Ceremonial Table
24 A Piece of Bone with Flowers is Collected for the Small Pot
25 John's Remains Collected
26 John's Remains Ready for the Ceremonial Urn
27 Ceremonial Urn Closed
28 The Cremonial Urn is Wrapped in Fine Cloth
29 The Cloth is Tied
30 The Ceremonial Urn with John's Remains
31 John
32 Mee Nam (means Mother of Water = River) Chao Praya near Koh Kret
33 The Buddha Statue Watches Over
34 Grieving Families Gather on the Pier
35 The Boat Leaves on the Last Stage of the Final Journey
36 Remembrance
38 Family Preparations
39 Prayers Before return to the Water
40 The Ceremonial Urn is Released
41 Flowers Sprinkled on the Water
42 The Mother of Water Accepts the Tribute - Goodbye John, Old Friend