There were Shingon Monks who successfully mummified themselves alive via a practice called Sokushinbutsu, meaning “a Buddha in this very body”. Only 24 such mummifications have been discovered to date. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu
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buddhist monk discovered inside a statue of buddha
Buddhist monk discovered inside a statue of Buddha – WTF fun facts
why are buddhas images and statues so fat
Why are Buddha’s images and statues so fat? – WTF fun facts