Round 6: Tossup 4

In one tradition’s practices after this event, a person is often given a jhator, or “bird-scattering.” One of these events occurred when a figure was given either pork or mushrooms by the blacksmith Cundi. After this event, (15[1])people transition (-5[1])to the Six Bardos, as described in a Tibetan book named for this event. (15[1])Diclofenac (15[1])poisoning of birds has affected Zoroastrian traditions after (-5[1])these events in (*) Towers of Silence. (10[1])Seeing an old man, diseased man, an ascetic, and a man who had experienced this event caused the Buddha to leave his life of luxury to search for enlightenment. For 10 points, name this process which is followed by reincarnation in Buddhism. ■END■ (10[1])

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