#sykburials — Public Fediverse posts
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CW: Archaeology: Death and dying, explicit description and/or images of human remains.
The custom of so-called #SykBurials, for instance reportedly still practiced in some parts of Asia, is one of those cues allowing us at least a gentle glimpse into the manifold different #corpses are treated including different world views and concepts of (ways into) an #afterlife or #otherworld":
https://aeon.co/videos/to-tibetan-buddhists-sky-burials-are-sacred-to-tourists-theyre-a-morbid-curiosity via aeon.co