Sokushinbutsu - Wikipedia
Sokushinbutsu (即 身 仏) is a type of Buddhist mummy. In Japan the term refers to the practice of Buddhist monks observing asceticism to the point of death and entering mummification while alive.
“Sokushinbutsu”: Japan’s Buddhist Mummies | Nippon.com
2022年1月26日 · The worship of sokushinbutsu, the mummified bodies of Buddhist ascetics, dates back centuries in Japan. First arising in the late fourteenth century, the practice continues at a handful of...
Sokushinbutsu: The Self-Mummified Buddhist Monks Of Japan
2023年3月5日 · A Japanese tradition dating to the 11th century, Sokushinbutsu is a years-long process where Buddhist monks slowly mummify themselves before death. Between 1081 and 1903, around 20 living Shingon monks successfully mummified themselves in an attempt at sokushinbutsu, or becoming “a Buddha in this body.”
The Monks Who Spent Years Turning Themselves into Mummies…
2016年10月4日 · There are 16 extant sokushibutsu in Japan, 13 of which are preserved in the Tohoku region. Seven of the eight found in Yamagata remain in the vicinity of Mt. Yudono, making it the ideal place for...
Why did these monks in Japan choose to mummify themselves?
2024年1月19日 · Why did these monks in Japan choose to mummify themselves? The sacred mountains of Yamagata are home to 13 sokushinbutsu, who are believed to be in a state of deep meditation between life and...
Sokushinbutsu: The Terrifying Practice of Living Mummification
2021年7月23日 · Between the years 1081 and 1903, around 20 monks have been believed to have mummified themselves. The belief underlying the practice of living mummification is “Sokushinbutsu”, which translated to becoming Buddha in the monk’s body. In practical terms, Sokushinbutsu involves dehydrating the body from inside out.
Sokushinbutsu: The Self-Mummifying Monks of Japan
The Japanese Shingon monks are not the only religious sect in history to practice a form of self-mummification. Indeed, similar cases have been found in India and China, and the practice may even have Taoist roots. Still, the Shingon Monks are the most famous. And they are the only monks known to have induced their own mummified death via ...
Sokushinbutsu: how the Japanese mummified themselves
In Japan, Buddhist monks, using a special diet, brought themselves to death and turned their relics into (Sokushinbutsu) mummies. About 24 such mummies have reached our time (mainly XVI-XIX centuries).
The Buddhas of Mount Yudono - Expedition Magazine
Several temples in the western half of the north part of Japan’s main island enshrine such emaciated, ostensibly grotesque figures as their principal object of worship and veneration. They are called sokushinbutsu, or “Buddhas in Their Very Body,” and are often referred to as self-mummified Buddhas. Traditionally they were understood to ...
Religion - Sokushinbutsu: Japanese Mummies - Japan Reference
2011年12月30日 · Sokushinbutsu (即身仏) refers to a practice of Buddhist monks who observed austerity to the point of death and mummification. It is a process of self-mummification that was mainly practised in Yamagata Prefecture in Northern Japan by members of the esoteric Shingon ("True Word") School of Buddhism.