Tibet Sky BurialBy

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

Types of Tibetan burial

• Inhumation• Stupa burial and incineration• Water burial• Sky burial• Cliff burial• Tree burial• Stone coffin burial• Multi-person burial

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

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

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

Sky Burial an Offer to Mother Nature

• Generosity in Buddhism• Cycle of Life• New stage in soul’s

existence • Nature friendly