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...c/]</ref>, and some time later the bones are washed in a ritual known as ''senkotsu'' (lit. "washing bones"), and placed in a ceramic or stone urn, which is th

...ly into the limestone cliff, including two for entombment, and one for ''[[senkotsu]]''<ref>A key element of traditional Ryukyuan funerary ritual, in which rem

...ceremony performed in the style of the former royal court, however. A ''[[senkotsu]]'' ceremony was performed in 1934, ceremonially washing his remains. Galle

...15469093725/sizes/k/]</ref> Rather, the central chamber was used for the ''senkotsu'' ritual. As in traditional Okinawan commoners' funerary ritual, after deat

...l chamber, and some time later the bones are washed in a ritual known as ''senkotsu'' (lit. "washing bones"), and placed in a ceramic or stone urn, which is th