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Tibet Sky B urial

Tibet Sky B urial. By Kulcharee Lor. Tibet Basic Info. Size 1.2m sq km The highest region on earth ( roof of the world) Ruled by China Population 2.84 million Buddhism and Animism Dalai Lama. Picture from www. triphimalaya.com. Inhumation

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Tibet Sky B urial

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  1. Tibet Sky Burial By KulchareeLor

  2. Tibet Basic Info • Size 1.2m sq km • The highest region on earth ( roof of the world) • Ruled by China • Population 2.84 million • Buddhism and Animism • Dalai Lama Picture from www.triphimalaya.com

  3. Inhumation • Stupa burial and incineration • Water burial • Sky burial • Cliff burial • Tree burial • Stone coffin burial • Multi-person burial Types of Tibetan burial

  4. What is Sky burial? • Created thousands years ago • Three phases evolvement - Unintended leave the body in the wild - Prince’s wish - Continue practice and become tradition • For wealthy people

  5. Preparation for Sky Burial • Give the dying person a herb tablet • Wrap the body bent into a shape like a fetus with white cloth • Chanted at home by monks for 2 days • The last day, chanted at the temple and head to next journey

  6. Process of Sky Burial • Take the corpse to the funeral site for the burial • The sky burial master begins to cut apart the corpse and feeding the vultures • Finally, the master will finish the process by crushing all corpse’s parts and the monks will release the soul to heaven

  7. Sky Burial an Offer to Mother Nature • Generosity in Buddhism • Cycle of Life • New stage in soul’s existence • Nature friendly

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