I have heard of this traditional practice of “self-mummification” by monks in Japan and wondered where to find any more information on it. I have searched the internet and there are no results. Is this a very little-known/talked-about phenomenon? Thanks.
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It’s [sokushinbutsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu?wprov=sfti1)
To give you some perspective, an average Japanese person would not know what it is
A lot of 即身仏 in Japan