article_snippet.sent: Sky burials are common in the province of Tibet and involve corpses being cut and left for animals to devour.
article_snippet.sent: The human bodies are placed on mountaintops in order for the elements or predatory animals, typically vultures, to prey upon The human bodies.
article_snippet.sent: The majority of Tibetans and many Mongolians adhere to Vajrayana Buddhism, which teaches the transmigration of spirits.
article_snippet.sent: The majority of Tibetans and many Mongolians believe after death the body is an empty vessel and there is no need to preserve the body.
article_snippet.sent: By allowing nature or animals to take command of the body, The majority of Tibetans and many Mongolians are disposing of the remains in the most generous way.
article_snippet.sent: In many areas of Tibet and Qinghai, the ground is too hard and rocky to dig a grave, and, due to the scarcity of fuel and timber, sky burials were typically more practical.
article_snippet.sent: Many of the Buddhists own second-hand  