It would appear there are no laws or regulations other than obtaining a death certificate.

I would like to be cremated or buried on my own property.

Do you know anyone who has done this. Thanks.

14 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

It would appear there are no laws or regulations other than obtaining a death certificate.

I would like to be cremated or buried on my own property.

Do you know anyone who has done this. Thanks.

If they have been cremated on their own property, then I do not think they will be in a position to answer!

Ther only way you can be cremated on your own property is to be cremated by using wood, but the wife can remember funeral pyres using wood, use to be common before cremation took place at temples, but very often you do not get 100 % cremated, not enough heat, unless you use wood and charcoal, that would work charcoal produces a lot more heat, temples in our rural area still use charcoal for cremations.

Most strict Muslims are buried, so that could be the way if it can be done on your own property or at a designated place, you would have to find out.

But if you are buried on your own property, with Thai beliefs, if someone wants to sell the property afterwards, that could be difficult, a lot of Thais would not buy it, being afraid of the spirits that might come and haunt them, they might not even have many visitors, especially at evenings and nighttime.

10 minutes ago, kickstart said:

Thais would not buy it, being afraid of the spirits

I agree. I buried my dog a few weeks ago. Since then our cleaner will not come.

3 hours ago, kickstart said:

Ther only way you can be cremated on your own property is to be cremated by using wood, but the wife can remember funeral pyres using wood, use to be common before cremation took place at temples, but very often you do not get 100 % cremated, not enough heat, unless you use wood and charcoal, that would work charcoal produces a lot more heat, temples in our rural area still use charcoal for cremations.

Most strict Muslims are buried, so that could be the way if it can be done on your own property or at a designated place, you would have to find out.

But if you are buried on your own property, with Thai beliefs, if someone wants to sell the property afterwards, that could be difficult, a lot of Thais would not buy it, being afraid of the spirits that might come and haunt them, they might not even have many visitors, especially at evenings and nighttime.

I hadn't thought of that! I wouldn't need a marker so maybe my heirs could simply forget to mention I might be hanging about. Honestly, I'd rather feed the birds and wild critters and the earth but I'm coming up blank on any way to do this.

Get cremated and have your ashes buried under a new tree (sapling). You can choose a tree that bears fruit or nuts for future birds/critters. Your bones will provide calcium phosphate and other nutrients.

Even better, tree pod burial without cremation - but, as far as I know, not permitted in Thailand .... yet.

8 hours ago, kickstart said:

Ther only way you can be cremated on your own property is to be cremated by using wood, but the wife can remember funeral pyres using wood, use to be common before cremation took place at temples, but very often you do not get 100 % cremated, not enough heat, unless you use wood and charcoal, that would work charcoal produces a lot more heat, temples in our rural area still use charcoal for cremations.

Most strict Muslims are buried, so that could be the way if it can be done on your own property or at a designated place, you would have to find out.

But if you are buried on your own property, with Thai beliefs, if someone wants to sell the property afterwards, that could be difficult, a lot of Thais would not buy it, being afraid of the spirits that might come and haunt them, they might not even have many visitors, especially at evenings and nighttime.

I went to one of those outdoor funeral pyres near Sa Kaeo and it was GLORIOUS! There were fireworks and a feast right after. Quite a celebration and I think the best way to check out, leaving good memories.

3 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

I went to one of those outdoor funeral pyres near Sa Kaeo and it was GLORIOUS! There were fireworks and a feast right after. Quite a celebration and I think the best way to check out, leaving good memories.

This was at a new temple where the crematorium had yet to be constructed. Rather nice I thought!

17 minutes ago, The Fugitive said:

This was at a new temple where the crematorium had yet to be constructed. Rather nice I thought!

That would be the way for me

9 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

Get cremated and have your ashes buried under a new tree (sapling). You can choose a tree that bears fruit or nuts for future birds/critters. Your bones will provide calcium phosphate and other nutrients.

Even better, tree pod burial without cremation - but, as far as I know, not permitted in Thailand .... yet.

If you have to ask, the answer is always no! I'd give it a shot. Can't do anything, I'm already dead!

What happens in Thailand to titanium body parts that will survive most cremation furnaces?

1 hour ago, wil iam not said:

That would be the way for me

The Hindu community have a couple of similar pyres here in Chiang Rai, albeit in the grounds of an established Crematorium.

On my very first visit to Bangkok, I took a canal trip, and at one point smelled (or is it smelt) the most wonderful roast pork ever. Turned the corner and there, to my surprise, was an open pyre.

10 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

Get cremated and have your ashes buried under a new tree (sapling). You can choose a tree that bears fruit or nuts for future birds/critters. Your bones will provide calcium phosphate and other nutrients.

Even better, tree pod burial without cremation - but, as far as I know, not permitted in Thailand .... yet.

Simple, cremation at local wat and ashes placed in a spirit house on your property or at the local wat.

“I don’t care what happens to me when I’m gone - stick a length of flex up my back passage, stand me in the corner and use me as a lamp stand. Of course, if you’re going to use electricity you’ll have to dry me out a bit first”… Viv Stanchal, ‘Sir Henry of Rawlinson End’

Certainly, would not smell worse than the neighbours' barbecue.

I'm think I'll have family lie me naked in my favourite grove, perhaps in a shallow open trench, and let the animals have their way with me, one with the earth.

I have a young doc friend who will write my death certificate.

1 hour ago, HK MacPhooey said:

“I don’t care what happens to me when I’m gone - stick a length of flex up my back passage, stand me in the corner and use me as a lamp stand. Of course, if you’re going to use electricity you’ll have to dry me out a bit first”… Viv Stanchal, ‘Sir Henry of Rawlinson End’

I've arranged for cremation with the request to dump my ashes into a body of water. Could be the Bhakti Rambhai Canal, the Gulf of Thailand, hell - flush me down the toilet. I won't care.

3 hours ago, Srikcir said:

What happens in Thailand to titanium body parts that will survive most cremation furnaces?

8 baht a kilo at the scrap dealer.

1 hour ago, HK MacPhooey said:

“I don’t care what happens to me when I’m gone - stick a length of flex up my back passage, stand me in the corner and use me as a lamp stand. Of course, if you’re going to use electricity you’ll have to dry me out a bit first”… Viv Stanchal, ‘Sir Henry of Rawlinson End’

I can understand where he's coming from.

I differ in that I think my body has taken me for decades through thick and thin, on a really exciting and fun journey, without any serious problems or incapacitations, in decent shape and for a long time appealing to the opposite sex; through numerous dangerous, exciting, some gloriously beautiful, and sometimes transcendent experiences all over the world.

I like to think it'll be treated with respect when I've snuffed. It's served me and others well and I've long grown to love it and still do even as it begins to falter.

Taxidermy to discourage future suitors?

9 hours ago, Srikcir said:

What happens in Thailand to titanium body parts that will survive most cremation furnaces?

.A good question, not that common to happen, I would have thought. I have had both hips joints replaced with metal pins and ceramic joints. What would happen, unless they know about replacement joints. The person collecting the bones the following morning will be well surprised, will probably think how the spirits are taking it,but I joke and say, take them down to your local recycling place and sell them.

i want to have my ashes flown to thailand, how do i do that ?

i havnt thought about what happens in thailand, surey there has got to be a common cemetary or better yet the ocean ?

16 hours ago, mordothailand said:

common cemetary

I believe there are Catholic, Jewish, Protestant and Muslim cemeteries in Bangkok area.

On 4/6/2026 at 11:14 AM, Srikcir said:

What happens in Thailand to titanium body parts that will survive most cremation furnaces?

Very good question. I have titanium in my neck and will be getting my knee replaced in the future. Maybe they recycle the metal?

18 hours ago, kickstart said:

.A good question, not that common to happen, I would have thought. I have had both hips joints replaced with metal pins and ceramic joints. What would happen, unless they know about replacement joints. The person collecting the bones the following morning will be well surprised, will probably think how the spirits are taking it,but I joke and say, take them down to your local recycling place and sell them.

18 hours ago, kickstart said:

.A good question, not that common to happen, I would have thought. I have had both hips joints replaced with metal pins and ceramic joints. What would happen, unless they know about replacement joints. The person collecting the bones the following morning will be well surprised, will probably think how the spirits are taking it,but I joke and say, take them down to your local recycling place and sell them.

Hm. You might ask your doc if those parts can be reused in someone else. That would be a great afterlife gift, just as good as organ donation.

17 hours ago, mordothailand said:

i want to have my ashes flown to thailand, how do i do that ?

i havnt thought about what happens in thailand, surey there has got to be a common cemetary or better yet the ocean ?

Pet cemetery? This started as a joke but my wife--the fount of all knowledge--tells me that many wats will cremate your pet. Got me thinking a pet cemetery might be a good business model only to discover there are already some here...which include emotional support. (Good Goddess!)