[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c24.562 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c24.562 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c24.562 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c24.562](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.562) The Commentary² explains that in the south people do not burn their dead, but bury them. When the corpse has decayed, they remove the bones, wash them, arrange them in due order, and, on feast days, offer to them flowers and incense and lamentations. - [Previous: v1.c24.561](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.561) - [Next: v1.c24.563](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.563) - [Up: v1.c24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.562](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.562) · Pramāṇa