In a Traditional Zoroastrian Funeral Ritual at a Tower of Silence

question 49

Multiple Choice

In a traditional Zoroastrian funeral ritual at a tower of silence, the bones of a dead person are swept into a large stone box in the central well in the tower to:

• A)guard them until they are buried in the earth.
• B)preserve them reverently until the resurrection.
• C)preserve them for feeding later to the "four-eyed" dog.
• D)protect them until they are offered to the sacred fire in the fire temple.

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