Incense, however, is inherently more ritual ... Blending scents like sandalwood with bergamot, hinoki with vetiver, frankincense with juniper and other top, middle, and base notes creates a ...

At the Drigung Monastery lamas chant to call the consciousness from the body. Juniper incense is burned to summon the vultures. Special body breakers, or "rogyapas", unwrap the bodies and cut away ...