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1) vulture 2) bird of prey, [RY]

vulture[-like] [as a vulture avoids the taking of life as a moral discipline, the discipline which delights in and sustains commitments associated w great identity appears not to indulge in other vehicles connected w disciplinary conduct) syn: mkha' la 'khor dang, nam 'phang spyod byed, ring 'phur, rlung spyod] [IW]

vulture[-like] [IW]

bird of prey, vulture, aegypius monachus linnaeus [JV] 

(med) Himalayan Vulture, Gyps himalayensis. bya rgod kyi rus pa / mkhris pa / gre ba / snying / pho ba / brun / chu sgro, Vulture bone, gall, trachea, heart, stomach, dung and feather. rgod sha / khra, Vulture flesh and blood. (Phrin Las 1987). <br>
Himalayan vultures are indigenous to the uplands of central Asia, from 600 to 6000 m, predominately inhabiting the mountainous terrain of the Tibetan plateau. Himalayan vultures are highly respected within the Buddhist culture of the Tibetan plateau, playing a unique role in a centuries old sky burial tradition (animaldiversity.org). <br>
(med) bya rgod thal ba (Yeshi 2017) Cinereous Vulture, Aegypius monachus (Yeshi 2017). <br>
Cinereous vultures breed from Spain to India and China, preferring hilly mountains ranging anywhere between 10 m and 2,000 m. It is one of the largest flying birds, building nests more then 2 m wide and deep (animaldiversity.org). [[User:Johannes Schmidt|Johannes Schmidt]] ([[User talk:Johannes Schmidt|talk]]) 19:38, 2 December 2021 (UTC) 


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