陰陽師不思議手記 之 死亡.實習

《怪談》的焦點重新回到泰國這個最多靈異傳聞的地方。




每個地方對“死亡”都有不同的禁忌和習俗，泰國當然亦有她的傳統。為探討泰國的殯儀文化。



司徒法正師父 及 怪談攝製隊 將會再到泰國，拍攝當地的出殯儀式，包括和尚頌經、在屍體上灑上椰子水．及進行火葬等香港少見的習俗.





原來在泰國，棺木不止在葬禮上使用，於龍堡白定廟的大雄寶殿裡，長期放了九副棺木，這些棺木不是給死人用的，而是給生人睡，因為在這裡的高僧，會幫善信進行一個“升棺發財”的法事，有“先死而後生”的意思，睡過棺木之後，就獲得重生，相傳有增壽及改運的作用!






星加坡超自然贞探协会（SPI）在星加坡开始打听这个靈異傳聞，跟着星加坡超自然攝製隊擦到在當地有一个电影会在星加坡上市。



这个电影名称是叫“官才”， 英文就叫“The Coffin ” 。



这个电影会在10月30日在星加坡上市，电影是跟着泰國一个當地寺廟拍攝，故事是讲泰國當地有一个高僧用棺木進行一個“升棺發財”的法事，有“先死而後生”的意思，睡過棺木之後，就獲得重生，相傳有增壽及改運的作用!



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The True Ritual that Inspired the Film

Writer/Director Ekachai Uekrongtham was inspired to make The Coffin after hearing about a mass funeral for the living where thousands of people turned up at a North Eastern temple in Thailand to lie in coffins and went through the ritual.

Referred to in Thailand as "Non Loeng Sadorcro" which literally means Lie in Coffin, Rid of Bad Luck, this controversial ritual has been around for decades but in the last few years, it has become increasingly popular.

The ritual involves participants lying in coffins while a group of monks perform death rites on them as if the participants are already dead. This is then followed by a chant of new life.

Many participants had said they felt as if they were reborn after the ritual - with all their bad karma buried behind them. Some reported that they felt the ritual helped fool the spirts that they're already dead so they could start their new lives afresh like newborns. There are also others who claimed they've met spirits of their dead loved ones while lying in the coffins.

However, this "death rite for the living' is not without its detractors. Some brand it as an occult practice while many feel it's a bad omen to lie in coffins when they're still alive. Some went as far as saying that this ritual is nothing but a case of commercialism entering the sacred religious domain. The criticisms, however, have not stopped more and more Thai people to voluntarily go through this "death ritual for the living'.

In Thailand, one may request for the ritual to be performed on him or her at a number of Buddhist temples across the country. Some temples publicize and conduct 'Non Loeng Sadorcro' regularly. Several others also organize 'mass funerals for the living' on a periodical basis. Usually, no fee is charged but participants normally make donatons towards the temples in return for having the ritual performed on them. How did this ritual come about? It's speculated that the ritual in its current form is an evolved version of what stared out as a simple act of donating coffins to the poor and those who died without relatives.