INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST PROGRESS SOCIETY (HOUSTON) – COLUMBARIUM
FO GUANG SHAN CHUNG MEI BUDDHIST TEMPLE

The word "columbarium" derives from the Latin "columbary," which is a structure provided for the nesting of doves — a dovecote; the related word, columbarium, refers to a burial vault for the containment of urns holding cremated human remains. It is an old term and an old tradition used for Buddhist tradition.

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