According to the Buddhist Belief, each individual passes through many reincarnations
until they are liberated from worldly illusions and passions. They have entered
nirvana, Sanskrit for "a blowing out as of a flame". One enters a new incarnation
immediately after death. There are three components to a Buddhist funeral ceremony
and they are sharing, the practice of good conduct, and developing a calm mind, or
meditation. A funeral in many Japanese Buddhists traditions consists of a eulogy with
prayers at a funeral home, resembling similar ceremonies in the west. These funerals
may last up to 1 hr and 15 minutes. In Cambodian, Thai, and Ceylonese ceremonies
and funerals they have three, which each one can last up to 45 minutes.