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Oddly Vital Careers

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Oddly Vital Careers

This is a profile of the Rogyapa, who performs Tibetan sky burials. This ancient funeral rite involves feeding a dismembered human corpse to vultures, an act rooted in both practicality and Vajrayana Buddhist philosophy. The Rogyapa's role is to return the body, seen as an empty vessel, to the earth as a final gesture of generosity. It's a vital, yet misunderstood, practice that challenges our own views on death and our connection to the natural world.

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