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know this would hinder the early arrival of the great scavenger birds. On arrival at the place of mutilation the corpse was set down and everybody retired toga tart built but for refreshments, viz., hot chang and too. I also found a full band consisting of drum cymbals and clarionet tes in attendance, a bury; but in Tibet the dead are mutilated A HORRIBLE SMELL and the pieces thrown” to the vultures:
In no country in the world does a more gruesome practice of disposing of the dead prevail than in Tibet. The Hindus the Christiana and Mohamedana.
4 Tibetan in buried only when he dies of the wind was unbearable. I went some epidemic. The worst epidemic in into the hut for shelter, but after ten Tibet is small-pos, but there are also minutes I became aware of a most some mysterious throat and influenza out- barrible smell. The only opening in the breaks which thin out the population of hut was the door and with about twenty various" districts, In any case, an ordi- unwashed lamas and human body but "aarily well to do Tibetan is usually cutchers one can imagine the air inside the up no matter what he dies from It is but even at an elevation of 16,600 feet the highest form of funeral obsequies I bolted in time to prevent a most sicken- It is the Buddhist custom to keep the ing feeling developing. I was so disgust corpse for some days before removal. The ed that I kept away from the hut and reason for this, it is believed, is that endured the most awful cold I was, there remains a tiny part of the vital however, anxiously waiting for the ope park and the lama who is brought in for ration to commence. I noticed the musi the funeral rites may yet bring the corpse cians donning their monastic caps and back to life. When a Tibetan dies the getting their instruments ready and in- body is left uncoached until the family ridentally the butchers also got their AMA ATITEL In the meanwhile, the kniven ready. The music commenced and people of the house get things arranged the butchers advanced towards the corpse for the ceremony that is to follow and untied the strappings, unwrapped Cushions and tables are laid reall the the covering and pulling out the limbs room, butter is purchased and the butter straight A boy soon pilfered a lamp bowls cleaned up; the butter scarf which was enclosed with the bully melted down and the bowls filled. The and soon after began pulling out the hair Iamas, the number of which depend on from the head of the corpse and burnt the means of the family, have to be well it over a yak dung fire close by. The but led, and consequently a good spread has chers then began making despairing ges to be got ready. Buttered tea, Tzamba tures and scanned the horizon and the soup and meat and dumpling farm part sky for the birds but the wasther was of the feast. Tibetans turn, veryMym-wful and one butcher, eager to com-" patotic when death occurs and are eager mence the job quickly, deftly struck an to help the bereaved family and generally arm off and began to cut off small pieces send one or two of their family to the as one wond sharpen a lead pencil. As dead man's house to cook and attend on the birds did not turn up the mutilation the Inmas carrying out the funeral cere had to stop for about two hours. The monies.
butchers retired, but kept one on watch. THE FAMILY LAMAN
The watcher straining his eyes towards On the arrival of the family lant the the sky to catch a glimpse of the wel corpse is stripped, the knees broken,come speck After a time from nowhere and the body doubled up; a piece of gauze two birds settled down almost by the cloth is then wrapped sound the body and corpse and a great noise went up from over this a thick piece of woollen, blanket the masicians, and butchers is again wrapped and securely tied up. The body is then placed in a corner and screened off within are also placed the tea bowl and clothing used by the dead man when alive. It may be mentioned here that when a Tibetan dicawny, front; his home exactly the same emony takes place and the deceased is imaged to be present by an ebgy of himself to the birds and the butchers saw that The lamss now commence making a very bird got a share. No sooner was a the altar with ornaments made out of bone sborn of its meat than it was tossed butter and tsamba (barley four) and to another man to be smashed up. The butter lamps and boule filled with clear ravens, which also hankered after a bit, water are arranged neatly in rows, Bonka ere driven away both by men and vul are unwrapped and laid before the chief lures. It is a rule that the butchers Lama, who reads in a loud voice, joined must not uease till every vestige of ment by the others at the end of e pars in and bone is gobbled up, and the rock therus. The deceased is warned of the table literally cleaned hare. While the long journey he is about to make: to be mutilation proceeds, the butchers are enreful and circumspect, as the road is brought ten and chang and the cups held to their mouths to be emptied I saw narrow and full of pitfalls; to beware of ogres and savage beasts and those, de none of the butchers consume any of the nous who hunger after human spirits flesh; that is a pure exaggeration. The having themselves been men but not butchers are called by two names, viz., having attained rebirth owing to the pabroh (one who throws, away the very wicked lives. Then are the delin corps and Bho Glabas (corpse sweep- the lowest class quents most to be feared. If the deaders) They are
incidentally the untouchables of man has been a good Buddhist in his Tibet, but they are well paid for the natural life he will surely attam Buddha work they do and I have known some whe hood and his soul will be rest and have waxed rich and gradually did will not haver about the house which his back amongst the higher classes. family fear most. But the Tibetans have
AND A GREAT FEAST. S The butchers then commenced cutting the body up and yelling out the 1 sho 1′′*
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