concept   bury
culture   Tibetan culture
statement   In Tibetan culture, sky burials involve leaving the deceased on a mountaintop for birds to consume as a traditional funerary practice.
7 similar statements
# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 bury Tibet Sky burials are a common and accepted practice, where the deceased is placed on a mountaintop to be exposed to the elements and scavenging birds. 1
2 bury Tibetan culture Sky burials, where the deceased is placed on a mountaintop for birds to consume, are a traditional method of laying the deceased to rest. 1
3 bury Tibetan culture Sky burials, where the deceased's body is placed on a mountaintop for birds of prey to consume, are a traditional funerary practice. 1
4 bury Tibetan culture Sky burial, the practice of leaving a body exposed to the elements or feeding it to vultures, is a traditional funerary custom. 1
5 bury Tibetan culture Sky burials are common, where the body is placed on a mountaintop to be exposed to the elements and consumed by vultures 1
6 burying Tibetan culture Sky burials, where deceased bodies are left on a mountaintop for vultures to consume, are a traditional and accepted funerary practice. 1
7 burying Tibetan culture Sky burials, where the deceased are dismembered and placed on a mountaintop for vultures to consume, are a traditional form of burial. 1