dakhma
[dahk-muh]
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Origin of dakhma
1860–65; < Persian; Middle Persian dakhmak, Avestan daxma- funeral site
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When this point has been reached, the Dakhma should be levelled.
The History of AntiquityMax Duncker
As soon as the ceremony was over, we were led into another building, where a model of the dakhma was to be seen.
From the Caves and Jungles of HindostanHelena Pretrovna Blavatsky
Having deposited it in an iron coffin—the same for everyone—they carry it to the dakhma.
From the Caves and Jungles of HindostanHelena Pretrovna Blavatsky
Great care is taken at the erection of a Dakhma that the rain-water can run off from the bier of the corpse.
The History of AntiquityMax Duncker
The kinspeople follow the corpse in silence to within ninety paces of the Dakhma.
The History of AntiquityMax Duncker