Self-Mummification
Sokushinbutsu, or self-mummification was a process practiced by Japanese Buddhists between the 11th and 19th century.
The act of self-mummification required that the monk remove all fat from their body. Preparation usually began over 3,000 days in advance of their death by sticking to a strict diet of pine needles, resins, and seeds.
When ready, the perspective mummy would enter a stone room, meditate, and slowly reduce then stop all liquid intake, thus dehydrating the body and shrinking all organs. The monks would die in a state of meditation, and their body would be naturally preserved as a mummy with skin and teeth intact without decay.
The act of self-mummification required that the monk remove all fat from their body. Preparation usually began over 3,000 days in advance of their death by sticking to a strict diet of pine needles, resins, and seeds.
When ready, the perspective mummy would enter a stone room, meditate, and slowly reduce then stop all liquid intake, thus dehydrating the body and shrinking all organs. The monks would die in a state of meditation, and their body would be naturally preserved as a mummy with skin and teeth intact without decay.
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