Following the process of ash burial propagated by Master Sheng Yen, the founder of Dharma Drum Mountain, Mr. Lee’s family returned Mr. Lee’s and his wife’s ashes to the ground after the public funeral and cremation ceremony was taken place in the morning of March 31st. In this regard, they highlighted Mr. Lee’s belief of modesty and simplicity, yet preserved his remarkable lifetime achievements.

There were no formal religious rituals. However, the attendees were immersed in an atmosphere of solemnity and warmth through the processes of silent prayer, pouring the ashes into the holes, and sealing the ashes with a flower and some earth. Mr. Lee, who took the life motto of “Without abiding in forms, the mind manifests”, will always be commemorated in people’s minds.

Translation: Elenda Huang
Editor: Wen-Ren, Liu, Elizabeth Shlifer