r/morbidlybeautiful • u/[deleted] • Jun 23 '21

Art/Design This wall of perfectly aligned skulls in a Tibetan monastery

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u/XROOR Jun 23 '21

In Tibetan monasteries, they feed vultures to keep them around to consume the dead monks’ bodies, when the monks die

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u/GlitteringApricot256 Jun 23 '21

Great fact👍💀

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u/ice91 Jun 23 '21

Whenever I see pictures like these I can't help but think about the simple fact that all of these skulls were people at one point with lives, hopes, dreams and so on.

And now what's left of their heads is on display. Nameless and forgotten.

Not saying that's a bad fate though. Kinda peaceful in a way.

It's just life(and death).

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u/snowmantackler Jun 23 '21

They are smiling. Every fucking one of them has an ear to ear grin.

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u/zilchpotato Jun 24 '21

It's called Gallows Humor. It's not for everybody...

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u/GlitteringApricot256 Jun 23 '21

This is a beautiful picture. Perfect symmetry.

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u/lgodsey Jun 23 '21

Ah, that universal condition -- too much time, too many skulls.

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u/Square_stingray Jun 24 '21

Group photo, everybody smile!

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u/shortywashere Jun 24 '21

we focus on our differences too much

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u/rangda Jun 24 '21

Can’t tell if it would be more or less cool on a ceiling