Burials, the tibetan way ~ NSFW ~ Rated 18 ~ Hardcore ~ Vera's ~ Sorted!!

[Dog]

http://mbvtravel.com/burials-in-tibet-not-for-sensitive-souls/

[RedAndWhite91]

:shock:

[OldNick]

ffs that was not a nice sight

[Robsk II]

Pragmtic, but eeeeew!

[Joensuu]

Nice!

 

At one point I studied some of the different ways societies deal with death and burial. The native americans of the NW coast did something very similar to this, with bodies left on raised wooden platforms for birds.

 

Madagascar was by far the most interesting country, with one tribe who buried people, then dug their bones back up for a second 'burial' which involved dragging other bones out of a tomb, then dancing with all of the bones, more an more violently until bones and ligaments start to break... then all of the bones are returned to the tomb. The idea is that over time all of the ancestors are mixed together.

 

Madagascar also sees another group who mummify their dead, and store them wrapped up inside their houses. A great example sticks in my head where an anthropologist found grandma's body wrapped up in the living room being used as a shelf to support book and a TV... Well it's practical I guess.

[Master Bates]

That was cool!

[Smirking_Saint]

fair enough

[Saint_clark]

Sh*tting hell.

[thefunkygibbons]

I thought that is was Parsees (spelling) that did that

 

They are an ethnic group in India and Iran, who look almost white,

[Nellie]

I thought that is was Parsees (spelling) that did that

 

They are an ethnic group in India and Iran, who look almost white,

You are right, they have practiced it too, although it's a slightly different and longer process. The dead are left atop a tower for the birds and elements to dispose of, before the bleached bones are disintegrated with lime. It could take as long as a year to complete.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Silence

[Hatch]

reminds me that I forgot to record Jamie Oliver in Andalucia last night.

[Colinjb]

I like it, nice way to truly be returned to nature.

[LVSaint]

There's a video of this out there for anyone who can stomach it.

[Huffton]

SAves on the cost of a funeral.

[ericofarabia]

I don't think it will catch on in England, as a few sparrows and blackbirds in the back garden wouldn't do as good a job :cool:

[thefunkygibbons]

There's a video of this out there for anyone who can stomach it.

 

link?

 

 

Then again, maybe not

[St Landrew]

Seems quite pragmatic to me.

[Amesbury Saint]

wish I had not looked.

 

I am sure my human rights have been breached and I am going to sue the mods for £100k

[saintkiptanui]

I was expecting worse from dog breath, the one he posted the other day of the bloke getting little puss balls out of his throat was far worse.