"Sky burial" in Tibet (contains graphic images)
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"Sky burial" in Tibet (contains graphic images)
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#2Sky burial or ritual dissection was once a common funerary practice in Tibet wherein a human corpse is cut in specific locations and placed on a mountaintop, exposing it to the elements or the mahabhuta and animals especially to birds of prey.
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#3Seriously, this is not for the faint-hearted.
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#4Seems like a good way to recycle the dead.
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#5Seems like a good way to recycle the dead.
I'd prefer to donate their organs to science/living people who need them more.
This is neat, and I'm sure the tradition behind it is interesting, but there's far more useful things to do with the dead.
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#7While somewhat shocking to see this, it's a practical and efficient means of disposing of a body where it's often hard to find burning material or a section of land in which a grave can be easily dug.
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#8Seems like a good way to recycle the dead.
I'd prefer to donate their organs to science/living people who need them more. This is neat, and I'm sure the tradition behind it is interesting, but there's far more useful things to do with the dead.
Do you mean you prefer to donate your organs to science/living people?
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#9Seriously, this is not for the faint-hearted.
Yeah, but have you ever seen how bodies are prepared for burial in the western world? What would a Tibetan think if he popped into a funeral home in New Jersey and saw an embalming?
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