Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
天葬台
English translation:
celestial burial platform (durtro in Tibetan)
Added to glossary by
Jason Ma
Aug 10, 2007 04:36
16 yrs ago
Chinese term
天葬台
Chinese to English
Social Sciences
Folklore
Burial ceremony
This is use in one of typical Tibetan burial cremonies. I translated it as **heavenly burial altar**, maybe there is an English equivalence.
*heavenly burial** May sound cruel to some people of peaceful mind. In this burial ceremony, the body is dismantled and cut into small pieces, after which, smoke rises to attract eagles to enjoy a feast of human flesh.
I hope my colleagues can offer more or better ideas on this term.
Thanks you in advance!
*heavenly burial** May sound cruel to some people of peaceful mind. In this burial ceremony, the body is dismantled and cut into small pieces, after which, smoke rises to attract eagles to enjoy a feast of human flesh.
I hope my colleagues can offer more or better ideas on this term.
Thanks you in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | celestial burial platform / stage |
Donglai Lou (X)
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| 4 | charnel ground |
Yongmei Liu
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celestial burial platform / stage
在google上这两者用的比较多，不知还有没有更专业说法
Note from asker:
| Thank you! Donglai, and the delicate lady beside you. |
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Comment: "I borrowed *durtro* from Yongmei. I wish I could split Kudoz points."
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charnel ground
or durtro or sky burial platform
The procedure takes place on a large flat rock long used for the purpose. The charnel ground (durtro) is always higher than its surroundings. It may be very simple, consisting only of the flat rock, or it may be more elaborate, incorporating temples and stupa (chorten in Tibetan).
See Wiki article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_burial
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Note added at 16 hrs (2007-08-10 21:07:39 GMT)
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The paragraph is an excerpt from the Wiki article.
The procedure takes place on a large flat rock long used for the purpose. The charnel ground (durtro) is always higher than its surroundings. It may be very simple, consisting only of the flat rock, or it may be more elaborate, incorporating temples and stupa (chorten in Tibetan).
See Wiki article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_burial
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Note added at 16 hrs (2007-08-10 21:07:39 GMT)
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The paragraph is an excerpt from the Wiki article.
Note from asker:
| I borrowed *durtro* from Yongmei. I wish I could split Kudoz points. |
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