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Buddhist Pet Memorials
By Max Bellamy
In the lives of some people, animals represent a source
of unique joy. As pets, animals selflessly love their
masters, no matter what. Many pet owners just can't help
reciprocating this unconditional love. The pain of
loosing a beloved pet is immense and most pet owners
have felt this grief. Some prefer running away from the
pain of burying their dead pets by asking vets to take
care of the disposal, only to regret it later. However,
all the good and bad times with a pet can be enshrined
eternally in a memorial in its honor. Pet memorials help
owners immortalize their pet's memory by preserving the
remains or by setting up a symbol to remember it.
According to Buddhist philosophy, animals have many
lives and after death, they are reborn. It is believed
that by honoring a pet after it's demise, the owners can
ease the pet's afterlife journey and perhaps, also
ensure that it find its way into a caring home, once
again. Buddhist pet memorials employ Buddhist rituals in
cremating dead pets and their ashes are stored in urns.
There are many urn-makers that sell beautifully carved,
decorative urns in wood, marble and gold. They can
engrave a likeness of the animal on to the urn, some
even use lasers to burn in a photograph of the pet. Pet
owners can also obtain miniature, ceramic figurines of
their pets to attach to the urns.
At times, each member of the family to which the dead
pet belonged would yearn for a memorabilia of the pet to
hold on to. Organizers of Buddhist memorials can arrange
for smaller urns to carry small amounts of the ashes,
which can be distributed to many people.
For the owner of a dead pet, the memories of their loved
creature are important sentiments. Buddhist pet memorial
are an outlet for them to express their feelings.
Pet Memorials provides detailed information on Pet
Memorials, Pet Memorial Stones, Pet Memorial Markers,
Online Pet Memorials and more. Pet Memorials is
affiliated with Pet Services [http://www.Pets-source.com]. |
