Sokushinbutsu: The Torturous Self Mummification of Buddhist Monks. Self-Mummified Monks. The mummified remains of Enmyokai Shonin, located in Sakata, Japan The body of Shinnyokai Shonin, found in Oaminaka, Japan The body of Chukai Shonin,
Sokushinbutsu. Sokushinbutsu (即身仏?)
Refers to a practice of Buddhist monks observing austerity to the point of death and mummification. This process of self-mummification was mainly practiced in Yamagata in Northern Japan between the 11th and 19th century, by members of the Japanese Vajrayana school of Buddhism called Shingon ("True Word"). The Sufi, his headdress and its significance. [Am J Chin Med. 1990. Ophiolatreia. Sacred Texts Misc Texts Ophiolatreia The Rites and mysteries connected with the origin, rise, and development of serpent worship in various parts of the world, enriched with interesting traditions, and a full description of the celebrated serpent mounds & temples, the whole forming an exposition of one of the phases of phallic, or sex worship.
