Women and the Dead Body

The book says there isn’t a source of reference in Buddhist practice that denies women from touching or handling the dead body. No ill effects explained in women handling the body or no cruelty interpreted on to the dead body if the woman touches.

The prevailing culture in Bhutan with regards to women and the dead body is a culture limitations because of the fear that women carries soft heart, and would cry easily and more.

The fear and cry of those handling corpses would add fears and worries to the deceased disturbing their smooth transition from one to next phase of afterlives.

For the swift process of both the dead the the living, a fearless and kind person are recommended to handle.

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Note: Referred the book "Guidelines to benefit the Deceased" by Khenpo Nima Shar while writing this post.

Khenpo Nima is a researcher with Tago Dorden Tashithang Buddhist University.