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[–] protist@retrofed.com 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I've heard tales of Tibetan monks who meditate so hard they mummify themselves

[–] binary45@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It’s not just meditation, but it’s also a strict diet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_mummy

[–] protist@retrofed.com 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Some Shingon monks in Japan practiced Sokushinbutsu (即身仏), which caused their own death by adhering to a wood-eating diet consisting of salt, nuts, seeds, roots, pine bark, and urushi tea. They were then buried alive in a pine-wood box with the only opening being a tube for air, meditating in lotus position and occasionally ringing a bell to signal they were alive. When the bell stopped ringing, the box would be dug up and treated as a buddha, granting favor provided it was preserved.

Yeah, no thanks

[–] DrQuickbeam@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I hung out with one of these corpses in Tashi Jong. He was a togden.