concept   dead vertebrate
culture   Tibetan Buddhist culture
statement   In Tibetan Buddhist culture, sky burial is a traditional practice of leaving dead vertebrates on mountaintops for vultures to consume.
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# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 dead vertebrate Tibetan Buddhism Sky burial is an accepted practice, where dead vertebrates are left on mountaintops to be consumed by vultures 1
2 dead vertebrate Tibetan Buddhist culture Sky burials, where the body is cut into pieces and laid out for birds to consume, are a traditional funerary practice 1
3 dead vertebrate Tibetan Buddhist culture Sky burials are a traditional practice where the dead vertebrate is left on a mountaintop to be consumed by vultures 1