Among the Tibetans
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The people believe that a drop of blood on the head marks the spot where the soul has made its exit.
Any good clothing in which the person has died is then removed. The blacksmith beats a drum, and the corpse, covered with a white sheet next the dress and a coloured one above, is carried out of the house to be worshipped by the relatives, who walk seven times round it._ The women then retire to the house, and the chief lama recites liturgical passages from the formularies. Afterwards, the relat...ives retire, and the corpse is carried to the burning-ground by men who have the same tutelar deity as the deceased. The leading lama walks • MANNERS AND CUSTOMS 107 first, then come men with flags, followed by the blacksmith with the drum, and next the corpse, with another man beating a drum behind it. Meanwhile, the lamas are praying for the repose and quieting of the soul, which is hovering about, desiring to return. The attendant friends, each of whom has carried a piece of wood to the burning-ground, arrange the fuel with butter on the furnace, the corpse wrapped in the white sheet is put in, and £re is applied.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The people believe that a drop of blood on the head marks the spot where the soul has made its exit.
Any good clothing in which the person has died is then removed. The blacksmith beats a drum, and the corpse, covered with a white sheet next the dress and a coloured one above, is carried out of the house to be worshipped by the relatives, who walk seven times round it._ The women then retire to the house, and the chief lama recites liturgical passages from the formularies. Afterwards, the relat...ives retire, and the corpse is carried to the burning-ground by men who have the same tutelar deity as the deceased. The leading lama walks • MANNERS AND CUSTOMS 107 first, then come men with flags, followed by the blacksmith with the drum, and next the corpse, with another man beating a drum behind it. Meanwhile, the lamas are praying for the repose and quieting of the soul, which is hovering about, desiring to return. The attendant friends, each of whom has carried a piece of wood to the burning-ground, arrange the fuel with butter on the furnace, the corpse wrapped in the white sheet is put in, and £re is applied.
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