Translations for „sky burial“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

sky burial N

sky burial

天葬 tiānzàng

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English

The function of the sky burial is simply to dispose of the remains in as generous a way as possible.

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Sky burial nonetheless continued to be practiced in rural areas and has even received official protection in recent years.

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This means they do not see a need to preserve the body, as it is now an empty vessel, so they dispose of it through a sky burial.

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There is an ancient sky burial site opposite the main caves.

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Experts believe this could be representing a sky burial -- a ritual where bodies are left out on the mountainside for scavengers to pick the bones clean.

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