Abstract
Donation of bodies is one of the foremost methods of obtaining cadavers for dissection laboratories. Thanksgiving and memorial services are held by many anatomy institutions and medical schools worldwide, for the donors who selflessly bequeathed their bodies for medical education. In this article, an institutional experience of conducting a memorial service in the form of a Buddhist ceremony to invoke blessings to the donors and their families at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in Sri Lanka, for over 25 years, is presented by the authors. The bodies are donated to the medical faculty with informed written consent taken from the donors prior to their deaths. This process is entirely a voluntary service of goodwill towards medical education by the donors, as no financial compensation is provided by the university to them or to their families. Additionally, the benefits of holding such a memorial ceremony for the students as well as for the family members of the deceased are discussed.
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