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幽靈在空中徘徊

(2025-12-14 08:17:17) 下一個

幽靈在空中徘徊

Sky's Specters: Seven Birds Circling

樹是後院的樹，從門外的街上拍的。至少有7隻隼或禿鷲在天上徘徊，不知在找什麽或者不知發現了什麽。罕見。讓人想起sky burial 【1】。通常最多的一次是看到3隻在一起，很可能是一家子。這次7隻，說不定是沒有計劃生育的一家子，誰讓他家夫婦相敬如賓呢，羨慕。但願相愛的男女朋友都向他們學習。

【1】. sky burial. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_burial

Yes, it's true; bodies are laid out for birds of prey in India, primarily by the Parsi (Zoroastrian) community in Mumbai's Towers of Silence (Dakhmas) and by Tibetan Buddhists in Himalayan regions, in a practice called Sky Burial (Jhator), where vultures and other scavengers consume the flesh, returning the body to nature.

Parsi Tradition (Dakhma/Tower of Silence)

Where: Mumbai, India (Malabar Hill).
What: A circular, roofless stone tower where bodies are placed in concentric circles (men, women, children) to be eaten by vultures, kites, and crows.
Why: Zoroastrian faith avoids polluting earth (burial) or fire (cremation), seeing the sun and birds as sacred.
Current Status: Facing challenges due to declining vulture populations.

Tibetan Buddhist Tradition (Sky Burial/Jhator)

Where: Tibetan plateau, parts of India (Sikkim, Zanskar), Nepal, Mongolia.
What: Deceased bodies are taken to high, isolated mountains (charnel grounds) and left for vultures and other animals to consume.
Why: Belief that the body is a vessel, and feeding it to birds (called Dakinis or sky angels) helps the soul's journey and offers compassion.
Ritual: Bones are often broken and mixed with butter to feed birds too, leaving nothing behind.

Both traditions see this as a way to return the body's essence to the universe, with vultures acting as sacred agents of transformation.

Hawks or vultures, there might be at least 7 of them above in the sky.

Video was taken from our street.

12/6/2025

Camera: Olympus SZ-15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYbmwUmf1Q4