The ashes in the urn are somehow part of the remains of the body of the deceased. (firstthings.com)
So after asking respondents about life after death and about heaven and hell, we asked them, «Do you think there will be a bodily resurrection, that is, where the bodies of deceased persons will rise again?» (firstthings.com)
The body of the deceased is central to the rites. (firstthings.com)