Living Buddhas: The Self-Mummified Monks of Yamagata, Japan

ISBN-13: 9780786448807 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 242 str.

Ken Jeremiah

Opis

Northern Japan is home to the tradition of self-mummifying Buddhist monks. Long after death, these ascetics continue to be revered as living Buddhas. The biographies of various monks are presented within this history of self-mummification, as is an examination of the religious beliefs involved, an amalgamation of three distinct religious traditions--Provided by publisher.