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● 08-25-2013, 10:26 PM
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Tibetan Sky Burial Photos

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"Sky burials were an exclusive and unusual religious ceremony in Tibet. The practice involved dissecting the deceased’s body and scattering the pieces on a mountaintop to decompose or be consumed by birds. Most Tibetans follow Buddhist traditions, which dictate the human body is merely a vessel and can be discarded, thus why the practice was popular. The practice was ultimately outlawed, but can still be performed with the family’s permission."
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Re: Tibetan Sky Burial Photos

Do what you want to my body. What do I care? I'll be dead.
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● 08-25-2013, 11:11 PM
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Re: Tibetan Sky Burial Photos

He's harvesting the toe jam before anyone else gets a chance.
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Re: Tibetan Sky Burial Photos

Then there is people starvin in other places.
This would probably help malnutrition in those places.
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Re: Tibetan Sky Burial Photos

yea ive seen old ass videos of people getting chopped up and fed to birds, i guess this is why
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Re: Tibetan Sky Burial Photos

Just when I think I've seen it all
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Re: Tibetan Sky Burial Photos

I am very fascinated by this ritual.
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Re: Tibetan Sky Burial Photos

Complete the circle of life how it should be.
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Re: Tibetan Sky Burial Photos

Very interesting and thanks Mr E for the additional photos and video clip!
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Re: Tibetan Sky Burial Photos

The one performing the cutting is actually not a Buddhist. The act of the sky burial is considered unclean or defiling to the Buddhists so they get a non-practitioner to do it. It really is fascinating.
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