Tian Zangtai back after one dies, the body of all dedicated to nature it is considered in the Yingjiu has completed the final journey of life. This seems to us somewhat "cruel", but Tibetans asked me, you buried the body at the time of people buried in the ground left to rot little by little, it not more cruel? I am speechless to answer, do as the Romans learned that there are many limitations to the Tianzang Tai, I had to turn to friends who work in Tibet.
About the origin of the Tibetan celestial burial, there are several claims: a claim that most of the year for the Tibetan permafrost layer, a hard hard digging extensively and is difficult due to scarcity of trees coffin, then use of a burial form of local conditions. Another more credible to say that burial is consistent with the Buddhist teachings. In Buddhism, the "donation" is one of the hallmarks of believers, Busch is waging in the highest level, there are Buddhist scriptures, "his life to feed Tiger" moving story, Moreover, in accordance with Buddhist doctrines, died after the soul left the body in the new of reincarnation, the body becomes useless bladder, after the death of the body feeding eagles, can be considered the last good deeds in life.
Tian Zangtai rectangular east-west towards, from a solid block of granite rough strip Founder Lei Cheng, the west one sized rough stone pillars, stone pillars on the line with a hada, probably used the skull is fixed and the dead. East side by side with two of about 50 cm above the base Tianzang Tai large stones, one stone of which was also equipped with an ax, a knife lying scattered on the western slopes, sharp knife and the like, are Tian Zangshi line burial, when used in tools, open burial platform bloodstained, reveals a somewhat gloomy.
Sky burial naturally has its own specific procedures, and friends while smoking while introducing Road: After death, the deceased Tuo Jin Tian Zangshi first to underwear, the deceased's head to bend the knee to make it twist and shape, such as newborn babies, and then wrapped with white cloth body, put a Hada, this means that health is in such, passed away is in such, so that the deceased in order to newborn, entering the new reincarnation. Sunday was not allowed Tianzang Tai, and that would be considered very auspicious, usually in order to send the deceased on the Tian Zangtai Monday, three, five or six are mostly in the early morning hour multi-choice 4-8 before the sun is not rising. 1 Tianzang Tai burial per day 1-2 bodies.
About 8 o'clock, I accompanied a friend retreated 100 meters away from the Tian Zangtai a package, the distance to see Tianzang Shi is carrying a white Buguo's body came to Tianzang Tai.
By Tianzang Tai, see Tian Zangshi first used to carry the cow dung fire, the fire-burning after the Rubbing tsampa, blue smoke curl, straight up into the sky. After sitting cross-legged Tianzang Shi, reciting scriptures, salvation, hand Bolang drums, blowing number of human bones to do son, Fu Ying Jiu among the surrounding mountains are Drum Sound, they have vacated, hovering in the burial Taiwan over the succession to land in the Tian Zangshi around surrounded by a circle, silently watching Tianzang Shi's every move.
Celestial burial started, and saw open Guo Shi Tian Zangshi package, placed the body face down Tianzang Tai, the head fixed to the pillars with Hatta. The first knife fell back, first vertical Mito, after cross-Mito, meaning: "rest in peace," and then dismembered limbs, cut it into small pieces and remove the internal organs, once they have been dealing with Ting Dang, Tian Zangshi eagle on the surrounding hint. The greeting to be Tianzang Shi, Ying Jiu approached one after another, not more than, all the muscles and internal organs are eating clean quilt. Tian Zangshi then smashed the bones remaining after the mix in order to tsampa, defend into the round and round, then stick on the ground bloody dry, then throw Yingjiu, until there is no point missing. Done all this, Tian Zangshi on down the mountain to wash their hands and knives, and the burial process to an end. I looked at the table, the pointer is defined as 9:30, that is, to complete a burial up to no more than 2 hours.
