How to dispose of the dead? This and many other controversies feature in this history of the Parsis
How to dispose of the dead? This and many other controversies feature in this history of the Parsis An excerpt from ‘The Tatas, Freddie Mercury & Other Bawas’, by Coomi Kapoor. 14 hours ago The differences among BPP [Bombay Parsi Panchayat] trustees, between reformists and conservatives, have led to some unseemly squabbles over the last few decades. One of the major sources of contention was the functioning of the Towers of Silence at Doongerwadi. According to the Vendidad, Zoroastrianism has a unique system of disposal of the dead – dokhmenishini – because cremation pollutes f...
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