Le 2011/07/17 17:44, Darren New a écrit :
> On 7/17/2011 6:57, Warp wrote:
>> Darren New<dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>>> Actually, we're talking about the inside of one specific monastery. One
>>> which is decorated with the bones of dead monks. It's not like anyone
>>> decorating the ceiling *or* looking at the ceiling is going to be
>>> surprised
>>> at what they see.
>>
>> I just find it curious that there isn't eg. any law there that forbids
>> such a macabre practice (even back then, and especially today).
>
> Sure. In the USA, it would be a religious practice, and therefore
> outside of what people would be allowed to legislate. I honestly don't
> know why the monks thought it reasonable or desirable to do this,
> really. I'll have to look into that next time I see something like this.
>

A very probable reason: For several centuries, they did NOT have any 
reliable access to a cemetary. They where probably required, by law or 
regulation, to only use a single, small, cemetary within the monastry 
confine. That cemetary got filled up.

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