Brief introduction of celestial burial

Celestial burial is a traditional way of funeral for Mongolian, Tibetan and other ethnic minorities. After death, the body is taken to a designated place for the eagle (or other birds, animals, etc.). ) swallow it. The core of celestial burial is the immortality of the soul and the cycle. Death is only the separation of the immortal soul from the old body, and it is a different transformation in different dimensions. Tibetans admire celestial burial, because they think that feeding vultures with "skin" is the noblest charity and shows greatness. Instead of the myth that "celestial burial can make the soul go to heaven" in online travel guides, there is no saying in Tibetan Buddhism that "people can go to heaven after death". Like burial, water burial and cremation, it is a belief, a way to express condolences to the deceased, and a social and cultural phenomenon in essence. Its origin, form, content and the implementation of the ceremony are all influenced by natural geographical environment, business methods, foreign culture and other factors. Therefore, different historical periods, different countries and regions, different nationalities and even different social classes will form different celestial burial ceremonies. On 20 15, Tibet deliberated and passed the Proposal on Formulating Regulations on the Administration of Celestial Burials in Xizang Autonomous Region.