Answered: 23 Aug 2005 at 9:40:18 AM
Anne,
Theoretically, yes. In Feng Shui, it will require a proper burial to allow the body's fluid to mixed with that of the earth. That is what qi is all about. Cremation as in buddhism is aimed to 'jump out' of this earthly world, with no connection or wahtsoever with anybody.
Rgds
TK Lee