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# Fresh [[corpses]] representing [[cyclic existence]]—the [[sufferings]] of [[birth]], [[old age]], [[sickness]], and [[death]]. | # Fresh [[corpses]] representing [[cyclic existence]]—the [[sufferings]] of [[birth]], [[old age]], [[sickness]], and [[death]]. | ||
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# Impaled, hanging, dismembered and decaying [[corpses]] symbolise the [[death of ego]]. | # Impaled, hanging, dismembered and decaying [[corpses]] symbolise the [[death of ego]]. | ||
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# [[Skeletons]] represent [[emptiness]]. | # [[Skeletons]] represent [[emptiness]]. | ||
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# [[Zombies]] or [[mindless corpses]] symbolise [[selflessness]]. | # [[Zombies]] or [[mindless corpses]] symbolise [[selflessness]]. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [[Eight great charnel grounds]] | * [[Eight great charnel grounds]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:18, 30 December 2023
The four kinds of corpses a
- Fresh corpses representing cyclic existence—the sufferings of birth, old age, sickness, and death.
- Impaled, hanging, dismembered and decaying corpses symbolise the death of ego.
- Zombies or mindless corpses symbolise selflessness.
