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Mummified Japanese monks
Sokushinbutsu (Sokushinbutsu)
There was a Buddhist school in Japan, whose adherents practiced mummification his lifetime. For three years, they adhered to a strict diet of nuts and seeds, are actively engaged in physical exercise, so exhaust the entire fat reserves.
Three more years, ate the bark and roots, slowly poisoning the body of toxic broth of resin lacquer tree. The poison causes frequent vomiting, and loss of fluids, as well as works of the flesh unfit for eating worms.
Upon completion of all the preparations, the monk locked up in a tiny stone crypt, snorkeling and a bell in his hand, which he gave daily a sign that is still alive. When the bell stopped ringing, the crypt was sealed, and waited three more years before opening. If mummification took place successfully, sitting in the lotus position Buddha monk announced, and transferred to the temple for worship. Most - decomposed body was found, indicating that the students were able to achieve full enlightenment in this life and the karmic cycle will have to continue.
5 ph via oprion
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05
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There was a Buddhist school in Japan, whose adherents practiced mummification his lifetime. For three years, they adhered to a strict diet of nuts and seeds, are actively engaged in physical exercise, so exhaust the entire fat reserves.
Three more years, ate the bark and roots, slowly poisoning the body of toxic broth of resin lacquer tree. The poison causes frequent vomiting, and loss of fluids, as well as works of the flesh unfit for eating worms.
Upon completion of all the preparations, the monk locked up in a tiny stone crypt, snorkeling and a bell in his hand, which he gave daily a sign that is still alive. When the bell stopped ringing, the crypt was sealed, and waited three more years before opening. If mummification took place successfully, sitting in the lotus position Buddha monk announced, and transferred to the temple for worship. Most - decomposed body was found, indicating that the students were able to achieve full enlightenment in this life and the karmic cycle will have to continue.
5 ph via oprion
02
03
04
05
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