concept   sky burials
culture   Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet
statement   In Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet, sky burials involve exposing the deceased to be consumed by vultures as a traditional funeral practice.
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# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 burial Tibetan Buddhist culture Sky burial or exposure of the deceased to be consumed by vultures or other carrion birds as a common funeral rite. 1
2 buried Tibetan Buddhist culture Sky burials are a common funerary practice, where the deceased is dismembered and placed on a mountaintop for birds to consume. 1
3 interred Tibetan Buddhism Sky burials, where the deceased are left in the open for birds to consume, are a traditional form of interring the dead. 1
4 sky burials Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet Sky burials, where the body is offered to vultures as a form of charity, are a traditional Tibetan Buddhist funerary practice 1