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The Lhasa Shoton Festival kicked off in Lhasa, the Xizang Autonomous Region, on August 16, 2023. During the seven-day festival, some new programs in arts, sports and environmental protection will be highlighted.
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 the head between the knees before a burial master takes the body up to the mountains, generally far...
Tibetan Buddhists believe that chopping the body while laughing can get rid of any darkness in the soul before reincarnation
13 monks receive doctoral degree equivalent in Tibetan Buddhism-