Abstract:
The objectives of "Buddhist Innovations and improving the quality of life
with Improvement furnace to reduce the amount of carcinogens." are: 1) to study a
model of smart crematorium in reducing carcinogen, 2) to study a model for
development of smart Buddhist crematorium for urban community, 3) to develop
and raise the level of temple way and community way in cremation, and 4) to
mobilize Buddhist innovation to urban community for life quality development. The
data of the study were collected by using documentary research method, action
research method and experimental research method from interviews with 9 monks,
10 academics, and 5 community leaders and undertakers, discussions with 13 key-
informants and from workshop with 23 participants. Two samples were obtained
from two cremation ceremonies.
The results of the study were found that:
1. The crematorium in Thailand places a focus on culture, local tradition
and practice. The belief was passed on generations that cremation ceremony must
be arranged suitable to the dead person's status, community leaders, respected
individuals or revered monks. The temporary cremation was usually erected for
those people to show the prestige of the deceased. The temporary crematorium has
impacts to environment because of its smoke, fuel, heat, dust, and Dioxin/Furans
resulting from incomplete combustion.
2. A model for development of smart Buddhist crematorium for urban
community has processes in design and operation in order that the fielder spray
machine can function effectively and consists of: 1) Input consisting of the corpse
and factors of crematorium, 2) Cremation management for the corpse in two-
compartment crematorium together with Gaia substance spray, and 3) Outcome of
cremation process in the form of ashes and smoke. Two phases of design are to
design a fielder spray machine and a model of crematorium with nozzles, pipe size,
wind flow rate, and speed of the fielder spray machine. The crematorium is installed
with 15.8 mm pipes, 6 nozzles with air density at 1,200 g/cum, minimum speed of wind 7,620 mm/sec, wind flow rate 1,493,271.588 cum/sec or 5.375 cum/hr, 2bar
Root Blower with 54 cum/hr, pressure loss rate at 144.4752, roughness ratio of pipe
diameter at 0.00633 and friction factor (Moody's chart) (f) at 0.035. It was found that
after cremation the quantity of Dioxin/Furans was at 0.005, below the standard
criteria of chimney furnace of infectious waste at 0.5 ng I-TEQ/Nm3. The rate obtained
from sample 1 is less than .005ng I-TEQ/Nm3 and from sample 2 is less than 0.00474ng
I-TEQ/NM3.
3. The development and improvement of the level of temple way and
community way in cremation by PAOR process are as follows: To operate the work
according to the plan set, to collect data, to solve problems and obstacles, and to
design a smart crematorium using fielder spray machine. When the smart
crematorium was completed, it was put into operation in cremation. The information
obtained from the use of smart crematorium was recorded, analyzed and composed
into a manual. Undertakers were trained in operating the smart crematorium and
preserving Buddhist traditions on cremation and environment of the community.
4. Mobilizing Buddhist innovation to urban community for life quality
development should be arranged by workshop, training and advising the individuals
concerning cremation ceremony. The cooperation of people and all sectors are
important in reducing pollutions from cremation. Technology and social media
platform should be used to mobilize the model, publicize information, collect data,
monitor the project, and evaluate and improve the project.