noun
grave for the body; burial grave
In the 両墓制 (double-grave system), this is the grave where the body is actually buried, as opposed to the 詣り墓 (visiting grave) for memorial rites. A specialized term in Japanese funerary customs.
See also: 両墓制
両墓制では、遺体を埋葬する場所を捨て墓と呼ぶ。
In the double-grave system, the place where the body is buried is called a sutebaka.
The double-grave system itself; 捨て墓 is one of the two graves in this system.
The visiting grave for memorial services, contrasting with 捨て墓.
Compound of 捨て (throwing away, abandoning) and 墓 (grave). The name reflects the idea that the burial grave is 'abandoned' after the body decomposes, with memorial rites conducted at a separate visiting grave.