Episode 1268
Sokushinbutsu
Thu, 2020-Oct-22 05:21 UTC
Length - 1:33
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With 524,755 views on Wednesday, 21 October 2020 our article of the day is Sokushinbutsu.
Sokushinbutsu (即身仏) are a kind of Buddhist mummy. The term refers to the practice of Buddhist monks observing asceticism to the point of death and entering mummification while alive. They are seen in a number of Buddhist countries, but the Japanese term "sokushinbutsu" is generally used.
It is believed that many hundreds of monks tried, but only 24 such mummifications have been discovered to date. There is a common suggestion that Shingon school founder Kukai brought this practice from Tang China as part of secret tantric practices he learned, and that were later lost in China.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 05:21 UTC on Thursday, 22 October 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Sokushinbutsu on Wikipedia.
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