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Tibetan Buddhists have a unique funeral custom called sky burials, in which the dead are taken to a high-altitude area for vultures to consume their remains, a practice that is regarded as spiritual and practical. How they are prepared: Sky burials reportedly serve as an offering to the gods and a way to prepare the soul for reincarnation. Sending off: Once the deceased's family has selected a “lucky day,” the body is then unwrapped and bent in a sitting, fetal position with...

Tibetan Buddhists believe that chopping the body while laughing can get rid of any darkness in the soul before reincarnation