http://maryarrchie.com/2019/12/08/zoroastrian-funeral-practice-at-the-towers-of-silence/
“Zoroastrianism is one of the world’s oldest religions that survive in modern times. Like many other religions, Zoroastrianism guides the followers to do more good to life and believe in their High One. The Zoroastrian Funeral Practice not only presents an air of mystery about this religion but also reflects their care towards the environment.
So how did the fellows of Zoroastrianism treat the corpses? According to the surviving sources, they would expose the dead bodies to the scavenging animals. Many scholars believe that this practice dated back to the 5th century.
Zoroastrian Funeral Practice and the Environment
In the belief of the Zoroastrian followers, four elements – fire, water, earth, and air – are the most sacred in the cosmos. No one and nothing in the cosmos would pollute these elements. And they would do anything in order to prevent the pollution. For example, the cremation would cause pollution to the fire, air, and river water. Burial would cause pollution to land and groundwater.
So the solution to this was to dispose of the corpse. There are some other ways to dispose the corpse but leaving them to the scavenging animals was the reason why the Zoroastrians built their Towers of Silence.”
People can do their own searches to find photos of “Towers of Silence” and their guardian vultures.
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