“Ying luk noo†is one important traditional practice held by the Mon(minor group in Thailand) as part of cremation services for patriarchal monks. Luk noo is similar to the northeastern â€bong fai†but smaller in size. It is made of a 2-ft long bamboo tube stuffed with potassium nitrate. The tube is hung with a 100-m long wire ready for ignition and would then be swiftly fired upwards. In the past, the casket bearing the body of the dead was placed at the other end in order to be cremated directly. However, nowadays, the casket is covered by a downscaled replica of a castle built beautifully. Sometimes at cremation services for prominent monks, more wires are used so as to have a sort of competition among different temples.
part of cremation services for patriarchal monks. Luk noo is similar to the northeastern â€bong fai†but smaller in size. It is made of a 2-ft long bamboo tube stuffed with potassium nitrate. The tube is hung with a 100-m long wire ready for ignition and would then be swiftly fired upwards. In the past, the casket bearing the body of the dead was placed at the other end in order to be cremated directly. However, nowadays, the casket is covered by a downscaled replica of a castle built beautifully. Sometimes at cremation services for prominent monks, more wires are used so as to have a sort of competition among different temples.