Saga Question about Jedi Cremation

So something I've always wondered but never really found a full explanation for:

Why is it a tradition to burn Jedi after they die? We see this both with Qui-Gon and with Vader.

Better yet, how did Luke know to do that? I suppose you could say that it's just a custom for all people in the Star Wars universe; but, if it was, wouldn't they have done the same to Padme?

It's just something that's never made much sense to me. Is there anyone that can shed any light on this subject?

 

not always. in tcw they buried some jedi in the temple mausoleum on corucant. i think the jedi may be burned if they're not on coruscant. maybe they don't transport the body. in tcw another jedi (who was a council member as well) died and instead of taking the body back they placed him in a lava river cremating him. another dead jedi was burned in the utapau arc.

jewish people bury their dead within three days. perhaps the jedi leave their dead on the planet they died on. that would account for qui gon, anakin and the two jedi in tcw.

 

They did purn them in the temple just with fancy laser fire.

 

is that what that was? i can't remember. if that's true then they burn all jedi.

 

My assumption is that Jedi who believe in the Light side of the Force are cremated so that their bodies can become light.

It's like poetry, y'know?

 

I always assumed Luke did it because that was his way of doing things, but apparently he somehow knew that was the Jedi way, although not all Jedi are cremated, so it's really weird and I don't know if there is an actual explanation from Lucas.

 

Maybe Qui-Gon and Anakin wanted to be cremated.

 

Yeah, that's my thing. If only Vader was burned you could chalk it up to Luke not knowing what to do with the body. But the burning of Qui-Gon makes that theory implausible. I know it's not that big of a deal, but I wouldn't mind if the "story team" could throw us a bone on this one.


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Maybe the comics covering Luke's inter-movie adventures will elaborate upon this.

 

What doesn't make sense about it? It's just a thing. Not a particularly weird one. Cremation is a common human funeral tradition. Why wouldn't the Jedi cremate their dead? Why wouldn't Luke? It's common to many religions, including Buddhism. Wasn't Buddha cremated? It's common among many Christian denominations, too.


"All are from the dust, and to dust all return."

That very much sounds like something Yoda would believe. You could replace 'dust' with 'the Force', if you felt it necessary.

 

i'm going to be cremated. i think it's way everyone should go unless they have religious reasons not to. both my grandparents were and it's much better. no coffin, no corpse and it's cheaper. i also think if you do cremate spread the ashes, don't keep them in a jar in your house. your loved one is gone and you shouldn't be attached to inanimate remains.

 

Actually,the funeral procession was on the way to a funeral pyre for Padme!

Oddly enough, Shmi seems to be the only one seen buried in a grave during the saga.

 

Maybe it is a Star Wars custom in general, then.


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It's not that it didn't make sense as much as I was curious if it was a Jedi custom or a cultural custom.


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