Talk:Avatar Aang Memorial Island/@comment-4943148-20120317182500/@comment-4943148-20120319001620

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral_(Buddhism)#Tibetan_traditions From what I read there are different methods. Usually Tibetian Buddhists, which the Air Nomad were based off of burn the dead, and if they are great masters their ashes are stored as relics in Stupas. Another method is called Sky Burial where they have Vultures devour the dead. One can see this also as an offering to these animals, a last act of generosity and detachment to one's own body.