Dakhma

Definition

The ‘tower of silence,’ a round roofless structure for exposure of corpses so that fire, earth, and water are not defiled; related to the Zoroastrian view of death as impurity.

Episodes

• 171 — History of non-Christian Religions — Topic 12

Related Concepts

• Angra Mainyu
• Death
• Funerary Practice
• Purity Laws