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[–] 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 23 points 1 day ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 28 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    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

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  • [–] -5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Christianity is so much more wholesome, with the torture, human sacrifice, cannibalism, and whatnot.

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