Four kinds of corpses

The four kinds of corpses are

1. Fresh corpses representing cyclic existence—the sufferings of birth, old age, sickness, and death.
2. Impaled, hanging, dismembered and decaying corpses symbolise the death of ego.
3. Skeletons represent emptiness.
4. Zombies or mindless corpses symbolise selflessness.

See Also

• Eight great charnel grounds

Source

RigpaWiki:Eight great charnel grounds