http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu
Hah, I was hoping no one would think to point that practice out. It’s not clear that the monk should be considered embalmed while still alive, and most of them fail, but it’s pretty close.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu
Hah, I was hoping no one would think to point that practice out. It’s not clear that the monk should be considered embalmed while still alive, and most of them fail, but it’s pretty close.