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Through a torturous 6-year process showing religious dedication and discipline, Shingon monks have proved self-mummification is possible.

X-ray image showed the full details of the sitting mummy. the mummy was found sitting on a bund le of cloth covered in chinese enskripgs, revealing the identity as a buddhist monk who may have practiced self mummification to prepare for life after death. a known tradition in countries like thailand japan and china. the process of self mummification included consuming poisonous food and drink to make the body too toxic to be eat bin maggot maggots. it is believed the monk was worshipped in his exposed form for 00 years before transformed in to a statue in the 14th century. you can now pay your ...