Year: 2014

Tibetan Sky Burial

This is the first article in a new blog series brought to you by Sussex Funeral Services exploring funeral rites and rituals around the world.  Join us as we look into how different peoples both mourn and celebrate death. Jhator is the ancient ritual of death among Tibetan Buddhists that dates back over eleven-thousand years, and is still in practice today.  The earliest writings of this ritual are found in the Buddhist Book of the Dead, a guidebook on Buddhist customs surrounding death and reincarnation. It is believed to have been written sometime in the twelfth century, dictating a funeral ... Read more

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