water burial; burial at sea
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water burial; burial at sea
A traditional funeral practice in certain regions (notably Tibet and some coastal areas) where the deceased's body is placed in a river or the sea to be consumed by fish, representing the return of the body to nature. In Western contexts, 'burial at sea' is the closest equivalent, though the specific ecological and religious connotations may differ.
Zài在
Xī西
zàng藏
de的
yī一
xiē些
dì地
qū区
，
shuǐ水
zàng葬
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
sāng丧
zàng葬
fāng方
shì式
。
In some areas of Tibet, water burial is a common funeral practice.
Tā他
men们
xuǎn选
zé择
shuǐ水
zàng葬
，
xī希
wàng望
shì逝
zhě者
de的
yí遗
tǐ体
néng能
gòu够
huí回
guī归
zì自
rán然
。
They chose water burial, hoping the deceased's body could return to nature.
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Yǔ与
tǔ土
zàng葬
hé和
huǒ火
zàng葬
xiāng相
bǐ比
，
shuǐ水
zàng葬
duì对
tǔ土
dì地
zī资
yuán源
de的
zhàn占
yòng用
zuì最
shǎo少
。
Compared to earth burial and cremation, water burial uses the least amount of land resources.