THOROUGH CREEPING BENEATH A HOLY GLASS COFFIN: A SPECIFIC RELIGIOUS PRACTICE SEEN IN THAILAND

Abstract

Incorruptibility is a specific phenomenon that can be seen around the world. In religious belief, it is usually relating to the “holy”. Many monks and saints are found to be incorruptible after death and their bodies are usually kept as holy body relics for worshiping. In Thailand, the worshiping of the holy body relics of Buddhist monk is common and the interesting practice is the thorough creeping beneath a holy glass coffin which has never been seen in any other countries.