This is called cremation. In the United States human remains must be cremated in some type of cremation container, which can range from a cardboard box to a casket, either which must have a lid.
The hindus cremate the dead as they feel the soul will not find peace, it is burnt to kill the germs.
In a word, PAIN! A dead body is just that, dead. It is past feeling pain. A live body will feel terrible pain.
Disposal of the dead body by incineration (burning)
Burning of dead is the custom of Hindus, that too mostly by Brahmins. It is called consigning the body to the fire god.
such a pile for burning a dead body, esp. as part of a funeral rite, as in India.
pyre funeral pyre (Scheiterhaufen)
Corpse...
its called being cremated. or cremation.
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Burning the dead.
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Burning or burying according to the customs of any religious beliefs if any are held and adhering to the legislation of the country in question
corps is a French word meaning an organised group of trained men. The Latin word you want is 'corpse' which usually means the dead body of a human being, but can refer to any dead body