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| has gloss | (noun) a traditional Tibetan funeral ritual in which the corpse is exposed to the open air to be eaten by sacred vultures sky burial |
| has gloss | eng: Sky burial or ritual dissection was once a common funerary practice in Tibet wherein a human corpse is cut in specific locations and placed on a mountaintop, exposing it to the elements or the mahabhuta and animals – especially to birds of prey. The location of the sky burial preparation and place of execution are understood in the Vajrayana traditions as charnel grounds. In Tibet the practice is known as jhator , which literally means, "giving alms to the birds." |
| lexicalization | eng: Jha-tor |
| lexicalization | eng: Jhator |
| lexicalization | eng: sky burial |
| subclass of | (noun) a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral" funeral |
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| Mandarin Chinese | |
| lexicalization | cmn: tiān zang |
| lexicalization | cmn: 天葬 |
| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Die Himmelsbestattung (auch Luftbestattung) ist eine in verschiedenen Ländern Zentralasiens praktizierte Bestattungsart. |
| lexicalization | deu: Himmelsbestattung |
| Hebrew | |
| has gloss | heb: קבורת שמים, או דיסקציה טקסית, הייתה פעם מנהג מקובל בטיבט, ועדיין קיימת כיום. על פי מנהג זה, גופה אנושית מפורקת לחלקים קטנים ומושארת על הר, שם היא נאכלת על ידי חיות, ובעיקר על ידי ציפורי טרף, לרוב נשרים. בטיבטית שמו של המנהג הוא བྱ་གཏོར་ "ג'האטור", מילה שפירושה המילולי הוא "נתינת צדקה לציפורים". |
| lexicalization | heb: קבורת שמים |
| Japanese | |
| has gloss | jpn: 鳥葬（ちょうそう）とは、死体の処理方法或いは葬儀の行い方のひとつ。 |
| lexicalization | jpn: 鳥葬 |
| Dutch | |
| has gloss | nld: Luchtbegrafenis, ook wel hemelbegrafenis, is een type lijkbezorging die in Azië voorkomt. Hierbij wordt de overledene aan dieren, met name vogels als gieren, gegeven. Letterlijk is het woord begrafenis (teraardebestelling) dus onjuist. |
| lexicalization | nld: luchtbegrafenis |
| Chinese | |
| has gloss | zho: 藏族天葬，或称鸟葬，中国藏族地区的最普遍一种丧葬习俗。把死者的尸体让秃鹫吃掉。 |
| lexicalization | zho: 天葬 |
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| similar | e/Sky burial |
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| media:img | Bundesarchiv Bild 135-S-15-08-08, Tibetexpedition, Himmelsbestattung, Geier.jpg |
| media:img | Drigung monastery.jpg |
| media:img | Parsee Tower of Silence, Bombay.jpg |
| media:img | Skeletonskyburial.jpg |
| media:img | Sky burial site, Yerpa Valley.JPG |
| media:img | Skyburial.JPG |
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