Tibetan Sky Burial History

Ever heard of the Tibetan Sky Burial History? The Buddhist temples of the remote mountains are famous for displaying the Buddhist sky burial traditions. In the past, the deceased went to their final resting place high in the Himalayan Mountains. The cliffside temple would be decorated with images of the deceased and prayers were said over the bones. Over time the image of the Buddha became the only reminder of the dearly departed.

Burials like the one depicted above take place in many Hindu religious rituals throughout the country. There is a vast amount of writing and information on this practice in the Hindu scriptures. Many people from Hindu backgrounds carry this tradition forward into their family members. It is not unusual to see a member of a Hindu family going to their loved ones’ house and using the cremation chamber as a final resting place for their ancestors.

Today many people from the Buddhist and Hindu traditions are traveling to the Himalayan regions of India to see the Tibetan Sky Burial History. Some have made it a family trip for the entire family. Visiting the Sky Burial History museum will allow you to see one of the most ancient methods of cremation used by the Tibetan people. Even though they do not practice it in public today, this tradition has been carried forward through the generations

When a person is cremated, it is not always the body that is burned. Sometimes a small portion of the body is cremated, leaving a small piece of the mind, known as the ‘mitha’. This is the power that the mind retains following the cremation of the physical body. The term for this process is called moksha.

Some Buddhist funeral services will use this moksha in order to honor their loved ones and to pay their last respects. By doing so they are honoring the spirit of their ancestors who were entombed with them in the sky and have now become reborn as human beings ready to be reunited with their Lord. In some cases the entire funeral service will use the Sky Burial History Museum to display the various ashes that have been scattered throughout the country. There are even books available that tell the full history of how people began to bury their dead ancestors in the sky.

Cremation is not unique to Tibet. In fact, many people all over the world have used this method to return people to a place of rest after their life has been shortened by disease, accidents, or natural causes. During World War I, German soldiers would send their dead comrades to the mountains where they would be buried and forgotten. Today, some sections of Germany still practice this ancient burial ritual. The soldiers do not return to their resting places but rather wait for years until the soil is suitable to let their bones settle.

Many people have told the stories of going on a short vacation in Tibet where they were asked to remove their clothes and lie on a grass mat where they would be cremated. While there is no evidence that such a practice actually took place, it is believed to have at least happened once. If it did happen, it would be one of the oldest known examples of cremation in the world. Some Buddhist monasteries in the country have a sky burial tradition, although there are also some villages in the far west that do not observe any form of cremation.

The Buddhist monks of these monasteries will not only place the body in the sky, they will place the bones as well. They believe that the body will go to Heaven and will receive divine rewards for their good deeds during their lifetime. Many people have gone to the monasteries and placed their body into the sky in a hope that they will be able to receive divine rewards for their good deeds during their lifetime. Whatever the case may be, the Tibetan sky burial history has left many people wondering just how such a practice came to be.