Dakhma (exposure of the dead)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Zoroastrianism
funerary structure |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:cemetery
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Parsis
Zoroastrian priesthood |
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
ritual purity
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Dakhma (exposure of the dead)
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran |
| gptkbp:material |
gptkb:stone
|
| gptkbp:method |
exposure to scavenging birds
placing bodies atop a tower |
| gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Doongerwadi,_Mumbai
|
| gptkbp:prohibits |
Iran (since 1970s)
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
exposure of the dead
avoidance of corpse pollution |
| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
sky burial
funerary customs |
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Zoroastrianism
|
| gptkbp:shape |
circular
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Zoroastrians
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Tower_of_Silence_(Mumbai)
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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