莊子曾云：「萬物方生方死，方死方生。」在生中蘊含死的種子，死又會轉化為新生，人不必
要悅生畏死。西哲海德格曾言：「人是向死的存在。」東西哲人都提示人類最後的歸宿──「死亡」是一樣的。世間一切生物有生有死，對於具有反思能力的人類而言，「死」更在其思考中，佔有重要位置。在中國的歷史長河中，喪葬行為不斷嬗變、發展，留下了漫長而曲折的足跡，在不同的時空、不同的階段中，都有著不同的內容。而中國的喪葬文化，在魏晉南北時發生了極大的變化，不管喪禮或葬俗，其風貌迥異於前代、後代，故深具討論的價值。到底魏晉喪葬的風貌為何？為何會有這樣的喪葬風貌，其背後原因為何？魏晉喪葬文化的特色為何？這都是本文探討的重點。

Zhuangzi once said all the creatures are born to live and then die and when they die, they begin to live. Philosopher Heidegger said human beings exist on the way to death. Philosophers in the east and west suggested mankind's final resting place—death. All the creatures are born, live and then die. Since humans are able to reflect, death especially plays a significant role in their reflections. In Chinese history, funeral custom was constantly evolving, developing, and leaving a long and winding trail in different time zone and phases, with different content. Funeral culture in Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties, in terms of burial custom, experienced a great change. Therefore, it is of great value to discuss the funeral culture during this period due to its unique style unlike the previous and future generations’. This paper is aimed to study underlying causes and features of funerals in Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties. This paper is divided into five chapters. Chapter one, the foreword, gives an exposition of the background of research questions, with a brief introduction of the following chapters. Chapter two discusses the wave of metaphysics in Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties. Chapter three studies the burial culture in the wave of metaphysics, with four subcategories of a. burial custom, including simple and luxurious burials; b. joining a funeral procession, whether it’s a large-scale joint burial or a small-scale funeral; c. mourning, to express filial piety over the loss of parents; d. loss of children; and e. mourning practices. Chapter four details the funeral characteristics of Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties. Chapter five is the conclusion.